Book Title

Time Period 1776

Major Realworld Event American Revolution

Main Character

Summary

Attack of the Turtle by Drew Carlson

Nathan Wade- 14 year old boy who lives with his parents in Connecticut

Nathans cousin, David Bushnell, comes to town with a plan to build a submarine to use against the British. Nathan will help his cousin build it. Will he get to see it used in the war?

The Fighting 1778 Ground by Avi

American Revolution

Jonathan- 13 yr old boy who lives with his parents & brother near Trenton, New Jersey

The Winter of Red Snow by Kristiana Gregory

17771778

American Revolution

My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier

1775

American Revolution

He joins the war against the British without the permission of his father. He learns what it means to fight and to face death. Will he make it back to his family? Abigail Jane Stewart She lives near the 11 yr old girl who lives encampment at Valley with her parents & Forge. She records her siblings in Valley Forge, thoughts of soldiers and Pennsylvania the horrors of war that she sees daily in her diary. Will the soldiers survive the deadly winter? How will Abigail help? Tim Meeker-12 year Tims brother joins the old boy who lives with American Revolution. Not his parents & brother everyone in town wants to in Redding, be a part of the rebellion. Connecticut Most are supporters of the British -- including Tims father. Tim knows he'll have to make a choice between the Revolutionaries and the Redcoats . . . and between his brother and his father.

Hopes Crossing by Joan E. Goodman

1777

American Revolution

Hope Wakeman- 13 yr old girl who lives with her parents & siblings near Fairfield, Connecticut

While Hopes father is off to war, she is captured by the Tories and enslaved. She has to find a way to escape and find her way home. Will she make it home to see her family?

Tolivers Secret by Esther Wood Brady

17761777

American Revolution (after British take over New York)

Ellen Toliver- 10 year old girl who lives with her mother and grandfather in New York. (Her father and brother are fighting in the Continental Army.)

Sophias War: A Tale of Revolution by Avi

1776

American Revolution

When Ellens grandfather is injured, she is asked to go on a secret mission- to deliver a secret message to George Washington. Can you get past the British troops without being discovered? Disguising herself as a boy may be her only hope. Sophia Calderwood- 12 Sophia is horrified at the year old girl who lives bad things she has seen, with her mother in and her brother may be on New York City. a British prison ship. She resolves to help the Patriots in any way she can. She becomes a spy in the home of the British leader, General Clinton. After discovering a plot that could hurt the Continental army, she knows she must help. Will anyone believe her when she tells them the name of the traitor? Can she help save the Patriots?

Winter of Red Snow

Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Date Pages 3-21 22-44 45-65 66-87 88-107 108-123 124-140 141-end

Hopes Crossing
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Date Pages 1-28 29-54 55-87 88-114 115-146 147-165 166-190 191-end

The Fighting Ground

Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Date Pages 3-22 22-41 42-62 62-79 80-99 100-123 125-138 138-152

Attack of the Turtle

Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Date Pages 3-24 25-41 41-62 63-83 83-95 96-115 116-129 130-end

My Brother Sam is Dead

Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Date Pages 1-22 23-45 46-73 74-98 99-126 127-163 164-181 182-end

Sophias War
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Date Pages 5-45 46-84 85-118 121-152 153-187 188-224 225-259 260-end

Tolivers Secret
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Date Chapters Ch. 1 Ch. 2 Ch. 3-4 Ch. 5-6 Ch. 7-8 Ch. 9 Ch. 10-11 Ch. 12-13