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Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Orphaned when her father dies fighting for the Union and her mother expires from exhaustion, and also estranged from their Confederate neighbors, fifteen-year-old Hannah struggles to find a way for her family to survive during the Civil War in Tennessee.
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl Publishing
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Caroline and her mother make a dangerous journey across Lake Ontario to the British fort where Papa is being held prisoner. When Mama isn't allowed to see Papa, it's up to Caroline to pass a secret message to him--right under the nose of a British guard! She hopes desperately that Papa will understand her message and make an escape. But can she get to him in time? The illustrated "Looking Back" section explores how the War of 1812 affected women and...
Author
Series
History mysteries volume 22
Publisher
Pleasant Co. Publications
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Elspeth Monro, a Scottish settler and weaver's apprentice on the North Carolina frontier in 1775, must find out who is betraying her Loyalist family during the months before the start of the Revolutionary War.
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl Publishing
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Caroline's father has just returned when they receive frightening news--British warships are sailing to attack Sackets Harbor. Every grown man, including Papa, has been called to defend the village. Mama and Caroline are left alone to guard Abbott's Shipyard as the battlefront draws ever closer. Caroline knows she must be brave to keep Papa's shipyard safe. But when the battle seems lost, Mama gives her a terrible order: burn the shipyard to the ground....
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl Publishing
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
When Caroline and her friends Rhonda and Seth go out fishing, they sight an American supply boat being pursued by a British warship, and Caroline must come up with a daring plan to notify the town and save the boat.
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl Publishing
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
When Caroline visits her uncle Aaron's new farm, she keeps watch when a thief starts sneaking around the farm, and discovers that some things are not as simple as they seem.
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
In 1812, ten-year-old Caroline becomes frustrated that her friend Rhonda and cousin Lydia are suddenly acting too grown up to enjoy winter fun with her, and her hurt feelings lead to dangerous decisions. Includes historical notes about growing up in the early nineteenth century.
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
As the war continues into May 1945, eleven-year-old Molly finds herself pulled in many different directions trying to cope with her troubled father's return from war, the abrupt resignation of her favorite Red Cross volunteer, a scrap-paper drive, and a mysterious neighborhood prowler.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
In 1826, strange occurrences on eleven-year-old Josefina's New Mexican "rancho" lead the young healer to wonder if old legends of lost treasure and the wandering ghost called La Llorona may be true. Includes a Spanish glossary and historical background information.
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