American Adventure (Barbour) Series

Book 5

Queen Anne's War

by Joann A Grote

Published 1 August 1998

While living in Boston in 1710, eleven-year-old Will faces challenges brought on by Queen Anne's War as well as by school, friendships, and his development.

Book 6

Danger in the Harbor

by Joann A Grote

Published 1 August 1998

The war with the French is over, but everything in Beth Smith's life has changed. Can she look beyond her own problems and find a way to help her friends?

Book 7

Smallpox Strikes

by Norma Jean Lutz

Published 1 August 1998

When a smallpox epidemic strikes Boston in 1721, eleven-year-old Rob becomes the sole caregiver of his stepfather and brother during the time of their illness.

Book 8

Maggie's Choice

by Norma Jean Lutz

Published 1 August 1998

The death of a young slave girl in Boston as well as a religious revival led by Jonathan Edwards during the Great Awakening prompt Maggie to make an important decision.

Book 9

The American Revolution

by Joann A Grote

Published 31 December 1997

Living in Boston in 1773, thirteen-year-old Stephen Lankford and his older brother William become involved in the activities of the revolutionary group known as the Sons of Liberty.

Book 12

In early nineteenth-century Cincinnati, ten-year-old Lucy Lankford, eagerly awaits the arrival of her new piano and, along with her recently orphaned cousin, Ben Allerton, tries to find out why the school bully is so attached to a worn remnant of flowered fabric.

Book 16