historical fiction

Eleven-year-old Abigail Stewart uses her journal to describe her day-to-day life in Valley Forge from December 1777 to July 1778 as General Washington prepares his troops to fight the British. Includes a historical note with information on the American Revolution and reproductions of important documents and paintings from the era.

A fictional retelling of the experiences of twelve-year-old Mary Jemison, who after being captured by a Shawnee war party during the French and Indian War, is rescued and subsequently adopted by two Seneca sisters with whom she ultimately chooses to stay.

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.

In 1778, having been traveling with George Washington's army since the British burned down their house, Rob and his mother find themselves in the middle of the fighting at the battle of Monmouth when, after Rob's father is wounded, they take charge of firing the cannon.

Michael and Hugh are confronted with death when they discover a soldier that has been killed in battle.

A fictionalized account of Charley (Charlotte) Parkhurst who ran away from an orphanage, posed as a boy, moved to California, and fooled everyone by her appearance.

A young boy tries to convince his friend, a slave, that liberty and freedom is worth fighting for.

In 1781, thirteen-year-old Owen Scott warns rebel officer Jack Jouett that the British are headed towards Charlottesville, Virginia, where colonial leaders are meeting.

Follows a family's emigration by prairie schooner from the East, across the plains to Kansas.

The daughter of an English country knight keeps a journal in which she records the events of her life, particularly her longing for adventures beyond the usual role of women and her efforts to avoid being married off.