Where We Are in Place and Time Literature

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Daniel at the Siege of Boston l 160 p. Twelve-yearold Daniel Prescott cheered when the Sons of Liberty dumped English tea into Boston Harbor. Then King George sent his soldiers to take over Boston and its port. Now Daniel's home is a city under siege.

The Fighting Ground - Avi Written in time-stamp journal entries over an intense 48 - hour period l Jonathan, a thirteenyear-old boy living in rural New Jersey during the Revolutionary War in 1778 runs off to join the local militia l A grim and realistic depiction of the high costs of war (Lexile 580) l

George Washington, Spymaster. - Thomas Allen Non-fiction, full of codes and historical notes relating to the Revolutionary War l Tells the story of the invisible war of espionage and double-agents l 166 pages (Lexile 1100) l

Midnight Rider - Joan Hiatt Harlow Hannah Andrews, 14 must risk her life to warn Patriots of British plans on her horse, Promise l 372 pages (Lexile 720) l

Attack of the Turtle - Drew Carlson Based on true events involving America’s first attack submarine l 14 year-old Nathan Wade must face his fears in order to aid his side l 147 pages (Lexile 640) l Pen and ink illustrations begin each chapter l

Give Me Liberty - L. M. Elliot 13 year-old Nathaniel is a servant who must decide which side to fight for l Many true historical events and characters l 345 pages (Lexile 810) l

King George: What was His Problem? - Steve Sheinkin Non-fiction l Humorous littleknown facts from history divided into 12 topics l 177 pages (Lexile 880) l

Guns for General Washington - Seymour Reit Non-fiction but written like fiction. Full of real life events and characters lifted straight from the history books! l Will Knox, a 19 y/o soldier in General Washington’s army must get cannons across mountains from NY’s Fort Ticonderoga back to Boston. l 140 pages (Lexile 900) l

Blood on the River - Elise Carbone 11 y/o Sam Collier - an English street orphan l Discovering a new land as well as rediscovering himself, Sam’s adventures with a new land its inhabitants keep you turning the pages! l 218 pages (Lexile 820) l

The Keeping Room - Anna Myers 13 y/o Joey Kershaw experiences the Revolutionary War first hand when the British take over his town and General Cornwallis uses his house as a headquarters. l Presents both perspectives of the War l 135 pages (Lexile 780) l

Hope’s Revolutionary War Diary Books 1 & 2 Well written diary style account from Hope’s point of view l Written during 1776 and 1777 l Many historical references, but focus on the day to day life of the period l Roughly 100 pages each l (Lexile 610)

Felicity - American Girl Series 10 y/o Felicity lives in Williamsburg, VA in 1775 l Tomboy who would rather spend time with her horse l Many adventures involving British Loyalists and Colonists l 69 pages (Lexile 600) l

Indian Captive l Indian Captive, The Story of Mary Jemison is about a 12 year old girl captured by the Seneca tribe of the Iroquois of western New York. They came and raided her house. Mary, called Molly, her family, and Betsey Wheelock, and her children, were captured by the Indians.