Christmas in Williamsburg means a dancing party at the Governor's Palace for Felicity, but her mother becomes very ill and cannot finish the special blue gown.
Why We Have Thanksgiving (Modern Curriculum Press Beginning to Read) (Follett Just Beginning-To-Read Book)
by Margaret Hillert
Relates the journey of the Pilgrims to America and describes their struggles during the first year culminated in the celebration of the first Thanksgiving.
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation (Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, #2)
by M. T. Anderson
Back in Time with Benjamin Franklin: A Qwerty Stevens Adventure
by Dan Gutman
One minute Qwerty Stevens is researching a last-minute report on the Internet, and the next minute Benjamin Franklin is sitting on his bed! Thanks to the Anytime Anywhere Machine hooked up to his computer, Qwerty has snatched Franklin from July 4, 1776, the very day the Declaration of Independence was signed. Qwerty and his best friend, Joe, realize they have to get Franklin back in time for the signing, and they can't resist seeing it with their own eyes. Can the boys make sure the Declaration...
Dear America: The Winter of Red Snow - Library Edition (Dear America (Reissues))
by Kristiana Gregory
Staying in the Moravian community of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, when the American Revolution breaks out, fifteen-year-old Kate and her friends demonstrate how a peaceful people can help alleviate the suffering brought on by war.
Timeline of the Revolutionary War (Americans at War) (Americans at War (Gareth Stevens))
by Charlie Samuels
Twelve-year-old Sarah breaks the Sabbath in Puritan New England and faces a moral dilemma when an innocent person is accused in her place.
From Charles Towne, Carolina Territory, in 1712, thirteen-year-old Jameson Cooper, orphaned and indigent, is abducted by privateers working for Queen Anne but proves himself worthy to be called a royal sailor through his writing and drawing skills, as well as his hard work and courage.
Illustrations and simple rhyming text depict the journey of a family from London to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1635.
Thomas Jefferson and the Return of the Magic Hat
by Deborah Kalb
After almost six months in Maryland, fifth-grader Oliver still misses his friends back in New Jersey. But things start to change one day, when his neighbor—and possible new friend—Sam lends Oliver a magic hat that takes him back to the 18th- and 19th-century world of Thomas Jefferson. Oliver and his sisters—Cassie, the nice one, and Ruby, the annoying one—end up learning more about Jefferson than they'd expected. And Oliver finds that his new neighborhood might not be so terrible after all. Thom...
Rhyming verses trace the events leading up to the first Thanksgiving Day.
Back in Time with Benjamin Franklin (Qwerty Stevens Adventures (Hardcover))
by Dan Gutman
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.
The Voyageur's Paddle (Myths, Legends, Fairy and Folktales)
by Kathy-jo Wargin
The Riddle of Penncroft Farm (Odyssey/Great Episodes Book) (Great Episodes)
by Dorothea Jensen
Lars Olafson's move to a farm near Valley Forge brings him friendship with the ghost of an eighteenth-century ancestor who recounts his adventures during the American Revolution.
What If You'd Been at Jamestown? (Cover-To-Cover Books) (Cover-To-Cover Chapter Books)
by Ellen Keller
Describes the journey to and the founding of Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in America, from the point of view of a ten year old boy.