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21) American Revolution: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #22: Revolutionary War on Wednesday
Author
Series
Magic tree house fact trackers volume 11
Pub. Date
2012
Description
The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! Getting the facts behind the fiction has never looked better. -- Fact Trackers: Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventures Have more fun with Jack and Annie at MagicTreeHouse.com!
23) Calico Captive
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 9
Description
SUMMARY: An historical novel based on an actual narrative. In 1754, on the brink of the French and Indian War, young Miriam Willard and her older sister's family are captured in an Indian raid on Charleston, N. H., forced to march through the wilderness, and sold to the French in Montreal, where they are held for ransom.
24) Ashes
Author
Series
Seeds of America trilogy volume 3
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 11
Formats
Description
"As the Revolutionary War rages on, Isabel and Curzon are reported as runaways, and the awful Bellingham is determined to track them down. With purpose and faith, Isabel and Curzon march on, fiercely determined to find Isabel's little sister Ruth, who is enslaved in a Southern state"--
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
When he was a young boy, John Fitzgerald Kennedy wondered about what happened in the world. He wanted to change the world when he grew up, and he did just that! Beginning readers will learn about the milestones in John F. Kennedys life in this biography. Complete with a timeline, photographs, and little-known facts about the United States thirty-fifth president, the brave John F. Kennedy.
27) Calico bush
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 9
Description
In 1743, thirteen-year-old Marguerite Ledoux travels to Maine as the indentured servant of a family that regards her as little better than the Indians that threaten them, but her strength, quick thinking and courage surprise them all.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
Describes the man and the story behind the creation of America's national anthem, profiling Francis Scott Key as a busy and respected political advisor who was inspired to write his famous poem after witnessing the Battle of Fort McHenry.
34) Tree of freedom
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 10
Description
The two eldest children of a pioneer family are determined to carry their love of beauty and learning to their new home in the Kentucky Wilderness.
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 10
Description
Nell is a city girl forced to spend her summer in Roanoke, North Carolina, but when she meets historical reenactor Ambrose, they explore for clues as to what really happened to the lost colonists, turning her once boring vacation into an adventure.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1998]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Covering American history from the founding of Jamestown through present day, these volumes explore far beyond the dates and events of a historical chronicle to present a moving illumination of the ideas, opinions, attitudes and tribulations that led to the birth of this great nation.
Author
Series
Arabus family saga volume 2
Pub. Date
c1981
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 7
Description
In 1787 a fourteen-year-old slave, anxious to buy freedom for himself and his mother, escapes from his dishonest master and tries to find help in cashing the solidier's notes received by his father for fighting in the Revolution.