Features
The American Revolutionary War
Dangerous Crossing: The Revolutionary Journey of John Quincy Adams
Stephen Krensky
Illustrated by Greg Harlin
Non-fiction Picture Book
Ages 6 to 8
Penguin, 2005, 0-525-46966-4
Love Thy Neighbor: The Tory Diary of Prudence Emerson
Ann Turner
Historical Fiction (Series)
Ages 12 and up
Scholastic, 2003, 0-439-15308-5
The Boston Tea Party
Matt Doeden
Illustrated by Charles Barnett III and Dave Hoover
Non-Fiction Picture Book (Series)
Ages 8 to 10
Capstone Press, 2005, 0-7368-3846-5
Young Patriots: Inspiring Stories of the American Revolution
Marcella Fisher Anderson and Elizabeth Weiss Vollstadt
Fiction/Non-Fiction
Ages 8 to 12
Boyds Mill Press, 2004, 1-59078-241-0
Fight for Freedom: The American Revolutionary War
Benson Bobrick
Non-Fiction
Ages 10 and up
Atheneum, 2004, 0-689-86442-1
Eyewitness: American Revolution
Stuart Murray
Non-Fiction (Series)
Ages 10 and up
DK, 2002, 0-7894-7939-7
Finishing Becca: A story about Peggy Shippen and Benedict Arnold
Ann Rinaldi
Historical Fiction
Ages 12 and up
Harcourt, 1994, 0-15-205079-5
Let it Begin Here: Lexington and Concord, First Battles of the American Revolution
Dennis Brindell Fradin
Illustrations by Larry Day
Non-Fiction Picture Book
Ages 6 to 8
Walker,2005, 0-8027-8945-5
The Scarlet Stockings Spy
Trinka Hakes Noble
Illustrated by Robert Papp
Hisotrical Fiction Picture Book (Series)
Ages 6 to 8
Sleeping Bear Press, 2004, 1585362301
Independence Now: The American Revolution 1763-1783
Daniel Rosen
Non-Fiction (Series)
Ages 10 and up
National Geographic, 2004, 0-7922-6766-4
Causes of the American Revolution
Richard M. Strum
Non-Fiction
Ages 8 to 12
OTTN Publishing, 2005, 1-59556-007-7
Heroes of the Revolution
David A. Adler
Illustrated by Donald A. Smith
Non-Fiction picture book
Ages 6 to 9
Holiday House, 2003, 0-8234-2017-5
Valley Forge
Richard Ammon
Illustrated by Bill Farnsworth
Non-Fiction Picture book
Ages 9 to 12
Holiday House, 2004, 0-8234-2016-7
The Real Revolution: The Global Story of American Independence
Marc Aronson
Non-Fiction
Ages 14 and up
Clarion, 2005, 0-618-18179-2
The Signers: The 56 Stories behind the Declaration of Independence
Dennis Brindell Fradin
Illustrations by Michael McCurdy
Non-fiction
Ages 14 and up
Walker, 2002, 0-8027-8849-1
American Documents: The Declaration of Independence
Judith Lloyd Yero
Non-Fiction (Series)
Ages 8 to 10
National Geographic, 2004, 0-7922-5397-3
Hero of the High Seas: John Paul Jones and the American Revolution
Michael L. Cooper
Foreword by Senator John McCain
Non-fiction
Ages 10 to 12
National Geographic, 2006, 0-7922-5547-X
Everybody’s Revolution: A new look at the people who won America’s freedom
Thomas Fleming
Non-Fiction
Ages 8 to 12
Scholastic, 2006, 0-439-63404-0
The Eve of Revolution: The Colonial adventures of Benjamin Wilcox
Barbara Burt
Fiction and Non-fiction (Series)
Ages 8 to 12
National Geographic, 2003, 0-7922-5211-X
Nathan Hale: Revolutionary Spy
Nathan Olson
Cynthia Martin and Brent Schoonover
Non Fiction (Series)
Ages 8 to 12
Capstone Press, 2006, 0-7368-4968-8
Time Spies: Secret in the Tower
Candice Ransom
Illustrated by Greg Call
Fiction (Series)
Ages 7 to 9
Mirrorstone, 2006, 0-7869-4027-1
Samuel Adams: Patriot and Statesman
Matt Doeden
Illustrated by Todd Smith, Keith Wilson, Dave Hoover, and Charles Barnett III
Non-Fiction (Series)
Ages 7 to 10
Capstone Press, 2007, 0-7368-6500-4
Phillis Wheatley: Young Revolutionary Poet
Kathryn Kilby Borland and Helen Ross Speicher
Illustrated by Cathy Morrison
Non- Fiction (Series)
Ages 8 to 12
Patria Press, 2005, 1-882859-47-2
Haym Salomon: American Patriot
Susan Goldman Rubin
Illustrated by David Slonim
Picture Book
Ages 5 to 8
Abrams, 2007, 0-8109-1087-X
The Founders: The 39 Stories Behind the U.S. Constitution
Dennis Brindell Fradin
Illustrations by Michael McCurdy
Non-Fiction
Ages 12 and up
Walker, 2005, 0-8027-8972-2
Independent Dames
Laurie Halse Anderson
Illustrated by Matt Faulkner
Non-Fiction Picture Book
Ages 6 to 10
Simon and Schuster, 2008, 0-689-85808-6
Molly Pitcher: Young American Patriot
Jason Glaser
Illustrated by Todd Smith, Bill Anderson, and Charles Barnett III
Non-Fiction (Series)
Ages 7 to 9
Capstone Press, 2006, 0-7368-5486-X
In 1776
Jean Marzollo
Illustrated by Steve Bjorkman
Non Fiction picture book
Ages 7 to 9
Scholastic, 1994, 0-545-11073-4
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