Author: Dorothea Jensen
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0547544308
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Lars Olafson moves with his parents to the old family farm near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, to live with his aged aunt Cass. Lars is miserable—until he meets Geordie, a ghost whose stories of the Revolutionary War are as exciting as those of an eyewitness. When Aunt Cass dies suddenly, Lars is faced with a mystery linked to the Revolutionary War—and Geordi’s ghostly stories are his only chance of solving it.
The Riddle of Penncroft Farm
Author: Dorothea Jensen
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0547544308
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Lars Olafson moves with his parents to the old family farm near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, to live with his aged aunt Cass. Lars is miserable—until he meets Geordie, a ghost whose stories of the Revolutionary War are as exciting as those of an eyewitness. When Aunt Cass dies suddenly, Lars is faced with a mystery linked to the Revolutionary War—and Geordi’s ghostly stories are his only chance of solving it.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0547544308
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Lars Olafson moves with his parents to the old family farm near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, to live with his aged aunt Cass. Lars is miserable—until he meets Geordie, a ghost whose stories of the Revolutionary War are as exciting as those of an eyewitness. When Aunt Cass dies suddenly, Lars is faced with a mystery linked to the Revolutionary War—and Geordi’s ghostly stories are his only chance of solving it.
Cast Two Shadows
Author: Ann Rinaldi
Publisher: Graphia
ISBN: 9780152050771
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
A young girl living in South Carolina during the American Revolution discovers the duplicity within herself and others.
Publisher: Graphia
ISBN: 9780152050771
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
A young girl living in South Carolina during the American Revolution discovers the duplicity within herself and others.
The Fifth of March
Author: Ann Rinaldi
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 054735116X
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
“Carefully researched and lovingly written, Rinaldi’s latest presents a girl indentured to John and Abigail Adams during the tense period surrounding the 1770 Massacre. . . . Fortuitously timed, a novel that illuminates a moment from our past that has strong parallels to recent events. Bibliography.”—Kirkus Reviews
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 054735116X
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
“Carefully researched and lovingly written, Rinaldi’s latest presents a girl indentured to John and Abigail Adams during the tense period surrounding the 1770 Massacre. . . . Fortuitously timed, a novel that illuminates a moment from our past that has strong parallels to recent events. Bibliography.”—Kirkus Reviews
Guns for General Washington
Author: Seymour Reit
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152164355
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Seymour Reit re-creates the true story of Will Knox, a nineteen-year-old boy who undertook the daring and dangerous task of transporting 183 cannons from New York's Fort Ticonderoga to Boston--in the dead of winter--to help George Washington win an important battle.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152164355
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Seymour Reit re-creates the true story of Will Knox, a nineteen-year-old boy who undertook the daring and dangerous task of transporting 183 cannons from New York's Fort Ticonderoga to Boston--in the dead of winter--to help George Washington win an important battle.
War, What Comes After
Author: Brendan S Bigney
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
A book of poetry on... the warrior... her journey... and the weight of our decisions. "No matter what they tell you Or the falsehoods crowned on thee When you emerge from their devices and you've finally broken free, Know, no matter the hammer brought down on you, it comes down to the core What truth may hold makes you what you are." Explore the mind, war, leadership, brotherhood, strength, growth, healing and empowerment, and even deeper in the case of the warrior that returns home - the inevitable search for what comes after.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
A book of poetry on... the warrior... her journey... and the weight of our decisions. "No matter what they tell you Or the falsehoods crowned on thee When you emerge from their devices and you've finally broken free, Know, no matter the hammer brought down on you, it comes down to the core What truth may hold makes you what you are." Explore the mind, war, leadership, brotherhood, strength, growth, healing and empowerment, and even deeper in the case of the warrior that returns home - the inevitable search for what comes after.
Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons
Author: Ann Rinaldi
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0547351496
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
Kidnapped from her home in Senegal and sold as a slave in 1761, a young girl is purchased by the wealthy Wheatley family in Boston. Phillis Wheatley—as she comes to be known—has an eager mind and it leads her on an unusual path for a slave—she becomes America’s first published black poet. “Strong characterization and perceptive realism mark this thoughtful portrayal.”—Booklist
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0547351496
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
Kidnapped from her home in Senegal and sold as a slave in 1761, a young girl is purchased by the wealthy Wheatley family in Boston. Phillis Wheatley—as she comes to be known—has an eager mind and it leads her on an unusual path for a slave—she becomes America’s first published black poet. “Strong characterization and perceptive realism mark this thoughtful portrayal.”—Booklist
A Ride into Morning
Author: Ann Rinaldi
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547351526
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
A “suspenseful [and] exciting” tale of a young woman’s battle to save her beloved horse during the Revolutionary War, inspired by a true story (Booklist). The Revolutionary War is raging. Food and firewood are scarce, and Tempe Wick is worried that she will not be able to care for her ailing mother and her family and still maintain their farm in New Jersey, where troops are now camped. Her ability to hold on to her world is further threatened when a mutinous soldier demands that she lend him her beloved horse, Colonel, in exchange for keeping her brother’s rum-smuggling activities secret from the authorities. This dramatic historical novel is based on a real event that has been popularized into American legend. “Crammed with authentic detail.” —Kirkus Reviews A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547351526
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
A “suspenseful [and] exciting” tale of a young woman’s battle to save her beloved horse during the Revolutionary War, inspired by a true story (Booklist). The Revolutionary War is raging. Food and firewood are scarce, and Tempe Wick is worried that she will not be able to care for her ailing mother and her family and still maintain their farm in New Jersey, where troops are now camped. Her ability to hold on to her world is further threatened when a mutinous soldier demands that she lend him her beloved horse, Colonel, in exchange for keeping her brother’s rum-smuggling activities secret from the authorities. This dramatic historical novel is based on a real event that has been popularized into American legend. “Crammed with authentic detail.” —Kirkus Reviews A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age
A Buss from Lafayette Teacher's Guide
Author: Dorothea Jensen
Publisher: BQB Publishing
ISBN: 9781945448133
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"A full scale history lesson disguised as a can't put it down story."I Read What You Write Blog Gold Medalist (Middle School/Historical Fiction), 2017 Literary Classics Award 1st Place Winner (Historical Fiction), 2017 Purple Dragonfly Book Awards Bronze Medalist (Juvenile/Young Adult Fiction), 2017 eLit Awards Quarter Finalist, 2016 Booklife Prize (Middle Grade) One of the top 10 MG entries Seal of Approval Recipient, 2017 Literary Classics Awards Named on the Grateful American Kids website as one of the best history books for kids to read Fourteen-year-old Clara Hargraves lives on a farm in Hopkinton, a small New Hampshire town, during the early 19th century. She has a couple of big problems. First of all, she has a stepmother, Priscilla, who used to be her spinster schoolteacher aunt. Clara resents that her late mother's older sister has not only married her father but is about to have a baby. To make matters worse, "Prissy Priscilla" keeps trying to make the rambunctious, clever, and witty Clara act like a proper young lady. Secondly, Clara has red hair, making her a target for teasing by a handsome older boy, Dickson Weeks, and by her pretty seventeen-year-old Dread Cousin Hetty. Clara, however, has a secret plan she hopes will change this. During the last week of June, 1825, Clara's town is abuzz because the famous General Lafayette is about to visit their state during his farewell tour of America. In those eventful seven days, Clara learns a lot about her family, Hetty, Dickon, herself, and about Lafayette. She comes to understand the huge and vital role the young French aristocrat played in America's Revolutionary War and to see that her problems might not be quite so terrible after all. "A winning historical tale that may appeal to young fans of the musical Hamilton." - Kirkus Reviews
Publisher: BQB Publishing
ISBN: 9781945448133
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"A full scale history lesson disguised as a can't put it down story."I Read What You Write Blog Gold Medalist (Middle School/Historical Fiction), 2017 Literary Classics Award 1st Place Winner (Historical Fiction), 2017 Purple Dragonfly Book Awards Bronze Medalist (Juvenile/Young Adult Fiction), 2017 eLit Awards Quarter Finalist, 2016 Booklife Prize (Middle Grade) One of the top 10 MG entries Seal of Approval Recipient, 2017 Literary Classics Awards Named on the Grateful American Kids website as one of the best history books for kids to read Fourteen-year-old Clara Hargraves lives on a farm in Hopkinton, a small New Hampshire town, during the early 19th century. She has a couple of big problems. First of all, she has a stepmother, Priscilla, who used to be her spinster schoolteacher aunt. Clara resents that her late mother's older sister has not only married her father but is about to have a baby. To make matters worse, "Prissy Priscilla" keeps trying to make the rambunctious, clever, and witty Clara act like a proper young lady. Secondly, Clara has red hair, making her a target for teasing by a handsome older boy, Dickson Weeks, and by her pretty seventeen-year-old Dread Cousin Hetty. Clara, however, has a secret plan she hopes will change this. During the last week of June, 1825, Clara's town is abuzz because the famous General Lafayette is about to visit their state during his farewell tour of America. In those eventful seven days, Clara learns a lot about her family, Hetty, Dickon, herself, and about Lafayette. She comes to understand the huge and vital role the young French aristocrat played in America's Revolutionary War and to see that her problems might not be quite so terrible after all. "A winning historical tale that may appeal to young fans of the musical Hamilton." - Kirkus Reviews
Come Juneteenth
Author: Ann Rinaldi
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0152059474
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
Fourteen-year-old Luli and her family face tragedy after failing to tell their slaves that President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation made them free.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0152059474
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
Fourteen-year-old Luli and her family face tragedy after failing to tell their slaves that President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation made them free.
Liberty-Loving Lafayette
Author: Dorothea Jensen
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
FIND OUT WHAT HAMILTON LEFT OUT ABOUT 'THE LANCELOT OF THE REVOLUTIONARY SET'Inspired by the Broadway hit, HAMILTON, and by Longfellow's "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere," author Dorothea Jensen wrote this rhyming narrative about the Marquis de Lafayette and his crucial role in our Revolutionary War. Twenty-seven color illustrations, a glossary, study questions, and extensive endnotes enhance information about the historical figures and events mentioned in the poem. Honored by the Eric Hoffer Book Awards, which called it "A great resource for teachers of older elementary, middle, and high school students; and by the Readers' Favorite site as ". . .wonderfully conceived and magnificently presented," this playful rhyming history entertains and informs readers of all ages.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
FIND OUT WHAT HAMILTON LEFT OUT ABOUT 'THE LANCELOT OF THE REVOLUTIONARY SET'Inspired by the Broadway hit, HAMILTON, and by Longfellow's "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere," author Dorothea Jensen wrote this rhyming narrative about the Marquis de Lafayette and his crucial role in our Revolutionary War. Twenty-seven color illustrations, a glossary, study questions, and extensive endnotes enhance information about the historical figures and events mentioned in the poem. Honored by the Eric Hoffer Book Awards, which called it "A great resource for teachers of older elementary, middle, and high school students; and by the Readers' Favorite site as ". . .wonderfully conceived and magnificently presented," this playful rhyming history entertains and informs readers of all ages.