| 1776 - 1799 (REVOLUTIONARY
WAR) |
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| Avi |
The
Fighting Ground |
| Thirteen-year-old Jonathan leaves home to
fight in the Revolutionary War and discovers the conflict
within himself. |
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| Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker |
Weaver's
Daughter |
| In 1791, after her family's journey from
Pennsylvania, 10-year-old Lizzie suffers from the disease
of asthma in her new home in the Southwest Territory (present-day
Tennessee). |
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| Collier, James L. |
My
Brother Sam Is Dead |
| A family is divided when one son joins the
Continental Army while the rest of them remain neutral
in a Tory town. |
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| Collier, James L. |
The
Bloody Country |
| In the mid-18th century, a family moves
from Connecticut to Pennsylvania and becomes involved
in the property conflict between the two states. |
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| Collier, James L. |
The
Winter Hero |
| A young boy who wants to be a hero becomes
involved in a farmer's rebellion against unfair taxes
after the Revolutionary War. |
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| Finlayson, Ann |
Rebecca's
War |
| Fourteen-year-old Rebecca is left in charge
of her brother and sister when the British occupy her
family's home in Philadelphia in 1777. |
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| Finlayson, Ann |
The
Silver Bullet |
| A British soldier carrying a message through
the American lines finds his loyalties changing. |
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| Fleischman, Paul |
Path
of the Pale Horse |
| Lep, a 14-year-old apprentice to a doctor,
helps care for yellow fever patients during the epidemic
of 1793 in Philadelphia. |
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| Forbes, Esther |
Johnny
Tremain |
| When a young apprentice silversmith has
an accident ending his career, he becomes a messenger
for the Patriots in Boston. |
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| Fritz, Jean |
Early
Thunder |
| In 1775, a 14-year-old boy is disappointed
by the actions of his country, his father, and himself
and must decide what he believes in. |
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| Goodman, Joan E. |
Hope's
Crossing |
| When kidnapped by English Loyalists during
the Revolutionary War, 13-year-old Hope draws on every
ounce of courage within her to respond to the ordeal. |
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| Kanefield, Teri |
Rivka's
Way |
| Unsure about her upcoming marriage and eager
to see what lies beyond the walls of Prague's Jewish quarter
in 1778, 15-year-old Rivka Lieberman takes great risks
to venture outside, where her many new experiences include
friendship with a Christian boy. |
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| Lawrence, Iain |
The
Wreckers |
| Shipwrecked after a vicious storm in 18th
century England, 14-year-old John Spencer attempts to
save his father and himself while also dealing with an
evil secret about the English coastal town where they
are stranded. |
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| Lawrence, Iain |
The
Smugglers (sequel to The Wreckers) |
| After his father buys a schooner called
the Dragon, 16-year-old John sets out to sail it from
Kent to London and becomes involved in a dangerous smuggling
scheme. |
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| Lawson, Robert |
Ben
and Me |
| The events of Benjamin Franklin's life are
told from the point of view of his mouse, Amos. |
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| Lawson, Robert |
Mr.
Revere and I |
| Certain events in the life of Paul Revere
are related by his horse, Scheherazade. |
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| O'Dell, Scott |
Sarah
Bishop |
| Left alone after the deaths of her father
and brother, who take opposite sides in the War for Independence,
and fleeing from the British who seek to arrest her, Sarah
Bishop struggles to shape a new life for herself in the
wilderness. |
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| Panagopoulos, Janie Lynn |
Little
Ship Under Full Sail |
When her grandchildren arrive at her home,
Grandmother Kinzie tells Eleanor and Juliette the story
of their great-grandmother's capture by the Seneca Indians
in 1779.
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