Historical+Fiction

1. The Fighting Ground by Avi Find it: In the 5th grade bookroom

2. The Scarlet Stockings Spy by Trinka Hakes Noble Find it: FIC NOB Summary: In 1777 Philadelphia, young Maddy Rose spies for General Washington's army by using an unusual code to communicate with her soldier brother.

3. My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier & Christopher Collier Find it: FIC COL Summary: Recounts the tragedy that strikes the Meeker family during the Revolution when one son joins the rebel forces while the rest of the family tries to stay neutral in a Tory town.

4. Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes Find it: F FOR Summary: After injuring his hand, a silversmith's apprentice in Boston becomes a messenger for the Sons of Liberty in the days before the American Revolution.

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5. Magic Tree House Research Guide: American Revolution by Mary Pope Osborne Find it: 973.3 O