301.41 DEP

B.L. 9.4/10.0

De Pauw, Linda Grant. Founding mothers : women in America in the revolutionary era. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, c1975.
Describes the daily lives, social roles, and contributions of women living during the revolutionary period.

741.5 COO

B.L. 4.1/2.0

The last of the Mohicans. Irvine, CA : Saddleback Pub., c2006.
A graphic novel adaptation of James Fenimore Cooper's classic novel in which a woodsman named Hawkeye and two Mohicans, Chingachgook and Uncas, try to save two pioneer sisters abducted by Iroquois tribesmen during the French and Indian War.

921 ADA

B.L. 5.7/0.5

Fritz, Jean. Why don't you get a horse, Sam Adams? 1st PaperStar ed. New York : Putnam, 1996, c1974.
A brief biography of Samuel Adams, describing his activities in stirring up the revolt against the British and how he was finally persuaded to learn to ride a horse.

921 ADAMS

B.L. 8.4/14.0

Bober, Natalie. Abigail Adams : witness to a revolution. 1st Aladdin Paperbacks ed. New York : Aladdin Paperbacks, 1998.
A biography of Abigail Adams with excerpts from her letters to family and friends.

921 ARNOLD

B.L. 7.5/7.0

Fritz, Jean. Traitor, the case of Benedict Arnold. New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Puffin Books, 1989, c1981.
A study of the life and character of the brilliant Revolutionary War general who deserted to the British for money.

921 MARTIN

B.L. 7.7/3.0

Murphy, Jim, 1947-. A young patriot : the American Revolution as experienced by one boy. New York : Clarion Books, c1996.
Presents the memoirs of Joseph Plumb Martin, a fifteen-year-old boy who enlisted in the revolutionary army in 1776, fighting under Washington, wintering at Valley Forge, and staying in the fight until the end of the war in 1783.

921 POCAHONTAS

B.L. 5.9/4.0

Fritz, Jean. The double life of Pocahontas. New York : Putnam, c1983.
A biography of the famous American Indian princess, emphasizing her life-long adulation of John Smith and the roles she played in two very different cultures.

921 ROSS

B.L. 3.8/3.0

Weil, Ann, 1908-. Betsy Ross : designer of our flag. 1st Aladdin Paperbacks ed. New York : Aladdin Paperbacks, 1986.
Recreates the childhood of the woman traditionally remembered as the maker of the first American flag, which was secretly presented to General George Washington in Philadelphia in 1776.

973.2 BOW

B.L. 6.4/1.0

Bowen, Gary. Stranded at Plimoth Plantation, 1626. New York : HarperCollins, c1994.
Based on historical accounts and records, recreates the journal of a 13-year-old orphan's experiences in the New England of 1626.

973.3 AME

B.L. 6.9/3.0

American Revolution : battles and leaders. 1st American ed. London ; : DK Pub., 2004.
Offers a battle-by-battle overview of the American Revolution, with profiles of key military and civilian leaders of the era.

973.3 BOB

B.L. 9.9/18.0

Bober, Natalie. Countdown to independence : a revolution of ideas in England and her American colonies, 1760-1776. 1st ed. New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2001.
Examines the people and events both in the American colonies and in Great Britain between 1760 and 1776 that led to the American Revolution.

973.3 CAR

B.L. 7.7/1.0

Carter, Alden R. The American Revolution : war for independence. New York : F. Watts, c1992.
Discusses the causes, events, campaigns, personalities, and aftermath of the American revolutionary war.

973.3 FRE

B.L. 8.5/3.0

Freedman, Russell. Give me liberty! : the story of the Declaration of Independence. New York : Holiday House, c2000.
Describes the events leading up to the Declaration of Independence as well as the personalities and politics behind its framing.

973.3 GAY

B.L. 7.9/2.0

Gay, Kathlyn. Revolutionary War. 1st ed. Brookfield, Conn. : Twenty-First Century Books, 1995.
Describes the Revolutionary War, the reasons behind it, the action, and its effect on the country, using personal accounts of people who were there.

973.3 KEN

B.L. 7.4/3.0

Kent, Deborah. The American Revolution : "Give me liberty, or give me death!" Berkeley Heights, N.J. : Enslow, c1994.
The shot heard round the world -- Taxation without representation -- Fighting for Independence -- Beyond the battlefield -- Shifting the balance -- The final act -- Shaping the peace. Describes through photographs, illustrations, and text the American Revolution by recounting experiences of soldiers and militiamen, and includes maps and a chronology of events and battles of the war.

973.3 MAR

B.L. 7.4/6.0

Martin, Joseph Plumb, 1760-1850. Yankee Doodle boy : a young soldier's adventures in the American Revolution. [New York] : Scott, 1964.
Joseph Martin tells the story of the seven years he served in General Washington's army.

975.5 KEL

B.L. 2.8/0.5

Keller, Ellen. What if you'd been at Jamestown? Logan, Iowa : Perfection Learning, c1997.
Describes the journey to and the founding of Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in America, from the point of view of a ten year old boy.

F BOL

B.L. 2.8/0.5

Bolin, J. J. Yankee Doodle and the secret society. Logan, Iowa : Perfection Learning, c1997.
Thirteen-year-old Jeremy and his fancy-dressing friend Yankee Doodle, hoping to join the Sons of Liberty, agree to act as look-outs during the Boston Tea Party.

F DEN

B.L. 5.6/4.0

Denenberg, Barry. The journal of William Thomas Emerson : a Revolutionary War patriot. New York : Scholastic, c1998.
William, a twelve-year-old orphan, writes of his experiences in pre-Revolutionary War Boston where he joins the cause of the patriots who are opposed to the British rule.

F FOR

B.L. 5.9/13.0

Forbes, Esther. Johnny Tremain : a novel for old & young. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, c1943.
After injuring his hand, a silversmith's apprentice in Boston becomes a messenger for the Sons of Liberty in the days before the American Revolution.

F GRE

B.L. 5.5/4.0

Gregory, Kristiana. The winter of red snow : the Revolutionary War diary of Abigail Jane Stewart. New York : Scholastic Inc., c1996.
Eleven-year-old Abigail presents a diary account of life in Valley Forge from December 1777 to July 1778 as General Washington prepares his troops to fight the British.

F LAW

B.L. 4.4/4.0

Lawlor, Laurie. Voyage to a free land, 1630. New York : Pocket, c1999.
Hannah, her sister, and the rest of her family cross the Atlantic in 1630 in order to settle in Massachusetts Bay.

F LAW

Lawson, Robert, 1892-1957. Mr. Revere and I : being an account of certain episodes in the career of Paul Revere, Esq. as recently revealed by his horse, Scheherazade, later pride of his Royal Majesty's 14th Regiment of Foot. Boston : Little, Brown, [1988], c1953.
The life of the Revere family and the doings of the Sons of Liberty as told from the point of view of Paul Revere's horse.

F MOS

B.L. 5.9/1.0

Moss, Marissa. Emma's journal : the story of a colonial girl. 1st ed. San Diego : Silver Whistle/Harcourt Brace, c1999.
From 1774 to 1776, Emma describes in her journal her stay in Boston, where she witnesses the British blockade and spies for the American militia. Features hand-printed text, drawings, and marginal notes.

F OWE

B.L. 3.2/1.0

Owens, Tom, 1960-. Flames of freedom. Logan, Iowa : Perfection Learning, c2000.
In 1777 Massachusetts, after his parents are killed because of their loyalty to Great Britain, eleven-year-old Timothy is taken in by a parson and his wife. Includes historical notes.

F RIN

B.L. 4.9/5.0

Rinaldi, Ann. The journal of Jasper Jonathan Pierce : a pilgrim boy. 1st ed. New York : Schloastic, 2000.
A fourteen-year-old indentured servant keeps a journal of his experiences on the Mayflower and during the building of Plymouth Plantation in 1620 and 1621.

F TUR

B.L. 5.6/5.0

Turner, Ann Warren. Love thy neighbor : the Tory diary of Prudence Emerson. 1st ed. New York : Scholastic, 2003.
In Green Marsh, Massachusetts, in 1774, thirteen-year-old Prudence keeps a diary of the troubles she and her family face as Tories surrounded by American patriots at the start of the American Revolution.

PB 974.4 FRI

B.L. 5.0/0.5

Fritz, Jean. Who's that stepping on Plymouth Rock? New York : Putnam & Grosset, 1998, c1975.
Relates the history of Plymouth Rock from the time of the Pilgrim's landing, through the twentieth century.

PB F GRE

B.L. 4.4/2.0

Gregory, Kristiana. Five smooth stones. 1st pbk. ed. New York : Scholastic, 2002, c2001.
In her diary, a young girl writes about her life and the events surrounding the beginning of the American Revolution in Philadelphia in 1776.

PB F ODE

B.L. 4.9/7.0

O'Dell, Scott, 1898-1989. Sarah Bishop. New York : Scholastic, c1980.
Left alone after the deaths of her father and brother who took opposite sides in the War for Independence, and fleeing from the British who seek to arrest her, Sarah struggles to shape a new life for herself in the wilderness.

PB F OSB

B.L. 3.5/1.0

Osborne, Mary Pope. Revolutionary War on Wednesday. New York : Random House, c2000.
Using their magic tree house, Jack and Annie travel back to the time of the American Revolution and help General George Washington during his famous crossing of the Delaware River.

PB F RIN

B.L. 5.7/10.0

Rinaldi, Ann. The fifth of March : a story of the Boston Massacre. San Diego : Harcourt Brace, 1993.
Fourteen-year-old Rachel Marsh, an indentured servant in the Boston household of John and Abigail Adams, is caught up in the colonists' unrest that eventually escalates into the massacre of March 5, 1770.