Search Results: Returned 16 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 16
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c1997., Juvenile, Pocket Books Call No: F Mas Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Life in Philadelphia after America's declaration of independence is very exciting for Barbara Lyman and Patsy Black. British spies could be anywhere, even in Barbara's stables. When her father offers shelter to two travelers, Barbara suspects they're up to no good and does some spying of her own. She discovers they are British soldiers, but before she can go for help, they steal the wagon she's hiding in, and Barbara must figure out a way to escape before they reach the British camp.
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2007., Juvenile, PUFFIN Call No: HISTORICAL F CAR Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: Traveling to the New World in 1606 as the page to Captain John Smith, twelve-year-old orphan Samuel Collier settles in the new colony of James Town, where he must quickly learn to distinguish between friend and foe.
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By Avi, 1937-2019., Pre-adolescent, Algonquin Young Readers Call No: [Fic] Edition: First edition. Genre: Historical fiction Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: After his thievery conviction in 1724, Oliver Cromwell Pitts is sent from England across the Atlantic to America where he is enslaved on a tobacco farm, never giving up on finding his sister, Charity, brought to the colonies on a different ship.
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-- 5th of MarchBy Rinaldi, Ann[2004]., Juvenile, Harcourt Call No: Historical FIC Rinaldi Genre: Historical Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: Fourteen-year-old Rachel Marsh, an indentured servant in the Boston household of John and Abigail Adams, is caught up in the colonists' unrest that eventually escalates into the massacre of March 5, 1770.
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2009., Back Bay books Call No: Historical FIC Kent Edition: Back Bay trade pbk. ed. Genre: Historical Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Click here to view Summary Note: In 1752, Sarah Carrier Chapman writes a letter to her granddaughter revealing a secret she has buried in her heart for over half a century. After Sarah and her family arrived in Andover, they encounter a community stricken by superstition and fear due to Native-American raids and the spread of a plague. Suddenly the Puritans believe that heretics in their town are responsible and the witchcraft trials begin. Sarah's mother Martha is among those who are arrested.
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1991, c1981., Juvenile, Fawcett Juniper Call No: 813.52 Edition: 1st Ballantine ed. Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: As part of an agreement to keep peace, whites are insisting that captives who have been living with the Indians be returned to their white settlements. True True Son, fifteen years old, has lived with the Delaware tribe since being captured as a baby.
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2004, c1953., Adolescent, Vintage Books Call No: Historical fiction FIC RICHTER Edition: 1st Vintage Books e Availability:50 of 50 At Location(s) Summary Note: After being raised as an Indian for eleven years following his capture at the age of four, John Butler is forcibly returned to his white parents but continues to long for the freedom of Indian life.
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2006., Juvenile, Random House Call No: HISTORICAL F SCH Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Contributor biographical information Publisher description More... Summary Note: When Molly, a ten-year-old orphan, is arrested for picking pockets in London in 1731, she is banished to America and serves as an indentured servant for a New York City family that expects her to follow their Jewish traditions.
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2005, c1995., General, Disney DVD : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Poc Edition: Standard format. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Pocahontas, the princess of the Powhatan tribe, meets English captain John Smith, and they develop a friendship that will change the history of America as the native Americans and English settlers learn to live side by side.
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c2002., Vermont Folklife Center ; distributed by Independent Publishers Group Call No: Easy JASPERSOHN Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: The family heritage seriesSummary Note: A young boy living in Newport, Rhode Island in 1710 enjoys imaginary adventures with make-believe pirates, until the day real pirates come ashore for evil purposes and leave him a remarkable memento. Includes ideas for activities related to family heirlooms.
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2002, c2001., Juvenile, Scholastic Call No: F HER Edition: 1st pbk. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: My AmericaSummary Note: Elizabeth Barker continues to write to her "friend," her diary, as disease and lack of food further plague the suffering sett.
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[2019]., Pre-adolescent, Random House Call No: Gold Fiction OSBORNE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Jack and Annie travel back in time to meet Benjamin Franklin and convince him to sign the U.S. Constitution.
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c2008, Pre-adolescent, American Girl Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Felicity, a young girl in colonial Williamsburg, decides to find out who is trying to cause trouble when an anonymous person begins falsely accusing people of helping the British--including her father.
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c2008, Pre-adolescent, American Girl Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Felicity, a young girl in colonial Williamsburg, decides to find out who is trying to cause trouble when an anonymous person begins falsely accusing people of helping the British--including her father.
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c2010., Balzer + Bray Call No: HISTORICAL F HEM Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A fictionalized account, told in verse, of the Salem witch trials, told from the perspective of three young women living in Salem in 1692--Mercy Lewis, Margaret Walcott, and Ann Putnam, Jr.
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c2010., Juvenile, Balzer + Bray Call No: Historical FIC Hemphill Edition: 1st ed. Genre: Historical Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A fictionalized account, told in verse, of the Salem witch trials, told from the perspective of three young women living in Salem in 1692--Mercy Lewis, Margaret Walcott, and Ann Putnam, Jr.
