Books in The Revolutionary War Library series

Maggie Tinsdale dreams of one day running her family's plantation in South Carolina, but her dreams must be set aside now that the Revolutionary War has turned her world upside down. After her patriot father is taken prisoner by the British, Maggie is sent to live with her aunt, a loyalist in Charlestown. Maggie is desperate to help the American cause, but what can she do as a young rebel living among redcoats? Filled with action and drama, this historical novel shows how dare and determination were at the heart of the patriots' fight, leading them to victory.

Reviewing the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of the Confederation as well as the Constitution, this guide provides a comprehensive overview to the many challenges the founding fathers faced when taking a stand against and declaring its freedom from the world's greatest power, Great Britain, in order to become a nation in its own right.

The first gunshot of the Revolutionary War became "the shot heard round the world." But years of tension led up to that first battle. And the war would prove to have major consequences for both sides. Explore the causes and effects of the American Revolution―a war for a new nation. Meets Common Core standards for analyzing cause and effect relationships.

Sixteen-year-old Noah Daniels wants nothing more than to fight in George Washington's Continental Army, but an accident as a child left him maimed and unable to enlist. He is forced to watch the Revolution from his family's hard scrabble farm in Upstate New York—until a violent raid on his settlement thrusts him into one of the bloodiest battles of the American Revolution, and ultimately, face to face with the enemy. A riveting coming of age story, this book also includes an author's note and bibliography.