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American Revolution Books
AUTHOR Myers, Anna.
TITLE The keeping room / Anna Myers.
PUBLISHER New York : Puffin Books, 1999.
PHYS DESCR viii, 135 p. ; 20 cm.
NOTE Left in charge of the family when his father leaves their South
Carolina home to fight in the Revolutionary War, thirteen year-
old Joey Kershaw finds all his resources tested when General
Cornwallis comes to town and chooses the Kershaw house as his
headquarters.
NOTE 780 Lexile.
AUTHOR Gregory, Kristiana.
TITLE Five smooth stones / by Kristiana Gregory.
PUBLISHER New York : Scholastic, 2001.
PHYS DESCR 108 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 20 cm.
NOTE In her diary, a young girl writes about her life and the events
surrounding the beginning of the American Revolution in
Philadelphia in 1776.
NOTE 640 Lexile.
AUTHOR Duey, Kathleen.
TITLE Mary Alice Peale, Philadelphia, 1777 / by Kathleen Duey.
PUBLISHER New York : Aladdin Paperbacks, 1996.
PHYS DESCR 141 p. ; 20 cm.
NOTE When her wounded brother returns from battle, twelve-year-old
Mary must get help for him without telling her father, a
wealthy Tory, who has disowned his son for joining General
Washington's Continental Army.
NOTE 780 Lexile.
AUTHOR Gregory, Kristiana.
TITLE The winter of red snow: The Revolutionary War story of Abigail
Jane Stewart.
New York : Scholastic, c1996.
173 p. : ill., maps ; 20 cm.
870 Lexile.
An eye for an eye : a story of the Revolutionary War / Peter and Connie Roop.
Publisher Columbus, Ohio : Waterbird Books, 2004.
168 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
AUTHOR Kirkpatrick, Katherine.
TITLE Redcoats and petticoats / by Katherine Kirkpatrick ; illustrated
by Ronald Himler.
PUBLISHER New York : Holiday House, c1999.
PHYS DESCR 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill., col. maps ; 26 cm.
NOTE Members of a family in the village of Setauket on Long Island are
displaced by the Redcoats and serve as spies for the
Revolutionary Army of George Washington.
NOTE 420 Lexile.
AUTHOR Harness, Cheryl.
TITLE Young John Quincy / by Cheryl Harness.
EDITION 1st ed.
PUBLISHER New York : Bradbury Press ; Toronto : Maxwell Macmillan Canada ;
New York : Maxwell Macmillan International, c1994.
PHYS DESCR 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
NOTE Presents the events leading up to the Declaration of Independence
as seen through the eyes of the boy who would grow up to be the
sixth president of the United States.
AUTHOR Redmond, Shirley-Raye.
TITLE Patriots in petticoats : heroines of the American Revolution /
Shirley Raye Redmond.
PUBLISHER New York : Random House, 2004.
PHYS DESCR 128 p. : ill., map ; 22 cm.
SERIES Landmark books.
NOTE Profiles girls and women who participated in the American
Revolution by refusing to buy British merchandise, collecting
money, and even going to war as wives, nurses, spies, or
soldiers.
AUTHOR Freedman, Russell.
TITLE Give me liberty! : the story of the Declaration of Independence /
Russell Freedman.
PUBLISHER Holiday House, c2000.
PHYS DESCR 90 p. : col. ill. ;c27 cm.
NOTE Describes the events leading up to the Declaration of
Independence as well as the personalities and politics behind
its framing.
NOTE 1070 Lexile.
AUTHOR Brady, Esther Wood, 1905-
TITLE Toliver's secret / by Esther Wood Brady ; illustrated by Richard
Cuffari.
PUBLISHER New York, NY : Crown Publishing Group, 1988, c1976.
PHYS DESCR 166 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
NOTE During the Revolutionary War, a ten-year-old girl crosses enemy
lines to deliver a loaf of bread containing a message for the
patriots.
NOTE 740 Lexile.
AUTHOR Roop, Peter and Connie.
TITLE Buttons for General Washington.
PHYS DESCR x.
NOTE 460 Lexile.
AUTHOR Schanzer, Rosalyn.
TITLE George vs. George : the American Revolution as seen by both sides
/ by Rosalyn Schanzer.
PUBLISHER Washington, DC : National Geographic, 2004.
PHYS DESCR 60 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 28 cm.
NOTE Includes bibliographical references.
NOTE Explores how the characters and lives of King George III of
England and George Washington affected the progress and outcome
of the American Revolution.
NOTE 1120 Lexile.
AUTHOR Bobrick, Benson, 1947-
TITLE Fight for freedom : the American Revolutionary War / Benson
Bobrick.
EDITION 1st ed.
PUBLISHER New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2004.
PHYS DESCR 96 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 27 cm.
NOTE Includes bibliographical references (p. 93) and index.
NOTE A chronicle of the American Revolution highlighted with many
period oil paintings, political cartoons, key campaign and
battlefield maps, and profiles of historical luminaries.
AUTHOR Krensky, Stephen.
TITLE Dangerous crossing : the revolutionary voyage of John Quincy
Adams / by Stephen Krensky ; illustrated by Greg Harlin.
EDITION 1st ed.
PUBLISHER New York : Dutton Children's Books, c2005.
PHYS DESCR 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 23 x 29 cm.
NOTE In 1778, ten-year-old Johnny Adams and his father make a
dangerous mid-winter voyage from Massachusetts to Paris in
hopes of gaining support for the colonies during the American
Revolution.
AUTHOR Osborne, Mary Pope.
TITLE American revolution : a nonfiction companion to Revolutionary War
on Wednesday / by Mary Pope Osborne and Natalie Pope Boyce ;
illustrated by Sal Murdocca.
PUBLISHER New York : Random House, c2004.
PHYS DESCR 121 p. : ill., maps ; 20 cm.
NOTE Presents a picture of life in colonial America and reviews the
causes and major events of the American Revolution.
NOTE 600 Lexile.
AUTHOR Turner, Ann Warren.
TITLE Love thy neighbor : the Tory diary of Prudence Emerson / by Ann
Turner.
EDITION 1st ed.
PUBLISHER New York : Scholastic, 2003.
PHYS DESCR 188 p. : ill., map ; 20 cm.
SERIES Dear America.
NOTE In Greenmarsh, 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.
NOTE 850 Lexile.
AUTHOR Murray, Stuart 1948-
TITLE American Revolution / written by Stuart Murray ; with the
Smithsonian Institution.
EDITION 1st American ed.
PUBLISHER New York : DK Pub., c2002.
PHYS DESCR 64 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 29 cm.
SERIES DK eyewitness books.
NOTE Written in association with the Smithsonian Institution.
NOTE Includes index.
NOTE A visual guide, accompanied by text, to the people, battles, and
events of America's war for independence.
AUTHOR Nixon, Joan Lowery.
TITLE Maria's story, 1773 / Joan Lowery Nixon.
PUBLISHER New York, N.Y. : Delacorte Press, 2001.
PHYS DESCR 167 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
NOTE In Williamsburg, Virginia, two years before the start of the
American Revolution, nine-year-old Maria worries that her
mother will lose her contract to publish official reports and
announcements of the British government because she prints
anti-British articles in their family-run newspaper.
NOTE 820 Lexile.
TITLE Guns for General Washington : a story of the American
Revolution / Seymour Reit.
PUBLISHER San Diego : Harcourt, 2001.
PHYS DESCR 142 p. ; 18 cm.
SERIES An Odyssey/great episodes book.
NOTE Includes bibliographical references.
NOTE In the bitter winter of 1775-76, Colonel Henry Knox and his
younger brother Will, both of the Continental Army, become
frustrated with the British blockade of Boston and decide to
attempt to move 183 cannons from Fort Ticonderoga, over 300
miles of mountainous wilderness, to defend the besieged city.
AUTHOR January, Brendan, 1972-
TITLE The Revolutionary War / by Brendan January.
PUBLISHER New York : Children's Press, c2000.
PHYS DESCR 47 p. : col. ill., 1 col. map ; 22 cm.
SERIES True book.
NOTE Includes bibliographical references (p. 44-45) and index.
NOTE Describes the events preceding, during, and following the
American Revolution, from the Stamp Act in 1765 to the signing
of the treaty in Paris in 1783.
NOTE 710 Lexile.
AUTHOR Burgan, Michael.
TITLE The Boston Tea Party / by Michael Burgan.
PUBLISHER Minneapolis : Compass Point Books, c2000.
PHYS DESCR 47 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
SERIES We the people (Compass Point Books)
NOTE Includes bibliographical references and index.
NOTE Recounts the events leading up to the colonists' defiant act
against the British known as the Boston Tea Party, which
ultimately climaxed in the American Revolution.
AUTHOR Borden, Louise.
TITLE Sleds on Boston Common : a story from the American Revolution /
written by Louise Borden ; illustrated by Robert Andrew Parker.
EDITION 1st ed.
PUBLISHER New York, N.Y. : Margaret K. McElderry Books, c2000.
PHYS DESCR 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
NOTE Henry complains to the royal governor, General Gage, after his
plan to sled down the steep hill at Boston Common is thwarted
by the masses of British troops camped there.
NOTE 640 Lexile.
AUTHOR Osborne, Mary Pope.
TITLE Revolutionary War on Wednesday / by Mary Pope Osborne ;
illustrated by Sal Murdocca.
PUBLISHER New York : Random House, 2000.
PHYS DESCR 69 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
NOTE 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.
NOTE 320 Lexile.
TITLE Valley Forge / Jason Cooper.
PUBLISHER Vero Beach, Fla. : Rourke Corp., c1999.
PHYS DESCR 24 p. : col. ill. ; 19 x 20 cm.
SERIES Cooper, Jason, 1942- American landmarks.
NOTE Includes bibliographical references (p. 24) and index.
NOTE Describes the hardships endured by General George Washington and
the Continental Army during the winter of 1777-1778 at Valley
Forge, Pennsylvania.
NOTE IG 860 Lexile.
AUTHOR Pryor, Bonnie.
TITLE Thomas / Bonnie Pryor ; illustrated by Bert Dodson.
PUBLISHER New York : Morrow Junior Books, c1998.
PHYS DESCR 150 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
SERIES Pryor, Bonnie. American adventures.
NOTE In the early years of the Revolutionary War, eleven-year-old
Thomas and his family escape a bloody massacre at Wyoming
Valley and endure innumerable hardships as they try to make
their way to Philadelphia.
NOTE 690 Lexile.
AUTHOR Quackenbush, Robert M.
TITLE Daughter of liberty : a true story of the American Revolution /
Robert Quackenbush.
EDITION 1st ed.
PUBLISHER New York : Hyperion Books for Children, c1998.
PHYS DESCR 55 p., map : ill. ; 21 cm.
NOTE A chance encounter with General George Washington in upstate New
York during the Revolutionary War leads a young woman to
volunteer for a dangerous mission involving the retrieval of
valuable papers.(Gr.3-5)
NOTE 620 Lexile.
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