Historical Fiction

The Revolutionary War Era

J/F/AVI
Avi - The Fighting Ground
Jonathan joins a group of soldiers and fights in his first battle, is taken captive by Hessian soldiers and learns about the real meaning of war, all within twenty-four hours. 157p.

J/F/DEAR
Denenberg, Barry - The Journal of William Thomas Emerson, A Revolutionary War Patriot
Will writes of his experiences as an orphan in Boston on the eve of the Revolutionary War where he joins the cause of the patriots who are opposed to British rule. 156p.

J/F/DEAR
Gregory, Kristiana - The Winter of Red Snow: The Revolutionary War Diary of Abigail Jane Stewart
Abigail keeps a diary of her life in Valley Forge during the winter of 1777–78 as General Washington prepares his troops to fight the British. 170p.

J/F/DEFORD
Deford, Deborah H. - An Enemy Among Them
Christian, a young Hessian soldier, questions his own loyalties after fighting with the British and spending time as a prisoner in the home of Margaret's pro-rebel German-American family. 203p.

J/F/DURRANT
Durrant, Lynda - Betsy Zane, the Rose of Fort Henry
Elizabeth Zane leaves the fine city of Philadelphia and travels down the Ohio River to her brothers' wilderness homestead near Fort Henry. While there, she plays an important role in the final battle of the Revolutionary War. Based on a true story. 198p.

J/F/EDWARDS
Edwards, Sally - George Midgett's War
After a beloved friend is murdered by British raiders, George and his father decide to help the American war effort by trying to take a bargeful of badly needed supplies through treacherous waterways to Washington's troops at Valley Forge. 138p.

J/F/FORBES
Forbes, Esther - Johnny Tremain
When Johnny, a silversmith apprentice in Boston, is badly injured and can no longer work his trade, he becomes involved with the Sons of Liberty and takes part in the Boston Tea Party. 293p.

J/F/LAVENDER
Lavender, William - Just Jane
Lady Jane Prentice, orphaned daughter of the Earl of Almesbury, arrives in Charleston in 1776 and finds her loyalties divided between her loyalist uncle and her patriot cousin Hugh. 275p.

J/F/LAWSON
Lawson, Robert - Mr. Revere and I
The true story of Paul Revere and his famous ride is revealed in this narrative told by the real hero—his horse, Scheherazade. 152p.

J/F/LUNN
Lunn, Janet - The Hollow Tree
After her cousin is hanged as a British spy, Phoebe takes over the mission to carry information to the British general at Fort Ticonderoga. 208p.

J/F/MYERS
Myers, Anna - The Keeping Room
With his father away fighting for the American cause, Joey stays behind to protect the family. When General Cornwallis marches his troops into town, he takes over Joey's house as his headquarters and begins hanging American prisoners in the family's garden. 135p.

J/F/PRYOR
Pryor, Bonnie - Thomas
After the Tories burn their home, Thomas and his family are forced to flee to the nearest fort for safety. Thomas and another boy take on the dangerous task of spying on the British, and then must run to escape the enemy army. 150p.

J/F/RINALDI
Rinaldi, Ann - The Secret of Sarah Revere
Paul Revere's daughter Sarah tells about her life, her father's activities and the patriots' intelligence network that he is involved in just before the start of the American Revolution. 320p.

J/F/WISLER
Wisler, G. Clifton - Kings Mountain
Frank leaves his backwoods Carolina home and becomes involved in the patriot cause, first as a scout using his drawing skills to draw pictures of enemy camps, and later in the fighting at the battle of Kings Mountain. 154p.

Prepared by SRP, February 2004