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The top-secret adventure of John Darragh, Revolutionary War spy

2011
In Philadelphia, in 1777, fourteen-year-old Quaker John Darragh aids the American army by carrying coded messages, hidden by his mother in the buttons on his coat, to his older brother Charles in George Washington's camp.

Five smooth stones

2002
In her diary, a young girl writes about her life and the events surrounding the beginning of the American Revolution in Philadelphia in 1776.

The Liberty Bell

2003
Traces the history of the Liberty Bell, including information about the use of bells in colonial America, statistics about this particular bell, legends surrounding it, and its importance as an American symbol.

The man with the silver oar

2002
In 1718, fifteen-year-old Daniel leaves his guardian uncle's Quaker household to stowaway on a ship in pursuit of a pirate captain bent on raiding the coast of North America before returning to port in Hispaniola.

Something strange and deadly

2012
When an army of zombies rise in Philadelphia, Eleanor Fitt soon learns that however is controlling the undead has also taken her brother. Now, she must race to stop these supernatural forces before it's too late.

Independence Hall

2009
Thirteen-year-old Q and fifteen-year-old Angela expect their lives to become complicated when his mother and her father, wildly popular musicians, marry, but not that they will face spies and terrorists in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Shadows on Society Hill

an Addy mystery
2007
When her family moves to Philadelphia's Society Hill neighborhood in 1866, Addy, a former slave, discovers that her new home holds dangerous secrets--including one connected to the North Carolina plantation she escaped from only two years earlier. Includes an educational section on Reconstruction.

Independence Hall

2003
Explores the history of the Pennsylvania State House, later called Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation were adopted and the Constitution was signed.

The eve of Revolution

the colonial adventures of Benjamin Wilcox
2003
Describes Britain's American colonies in the year 1769. Includes some fictional material in the form of diary entries by Benjamin Wilcox.

The Liberty Bell

2004
Photographs and easy-to-follow text introduce young readers to the origins, history, and significance of the Liberty Bell.

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