As her tenth birthday approaches, Felicity is excited by her grandfather's visit, but she is also concerned about the growing tensions between the colonists and the British governor in Williamsburg.
On her birthday, Felicity's parents become so angry at her for disobeying them that they will not listen to her as she warns of danger to the entire colony at Williamsburg. By the author of Felicity Saves the Day.
Happy Birthday, Addy! (A Springtime Story) is one of the stories written by Connie Rose Porter. Addy is one of the American Girls collection, this edition is a paperback.
As her tenth birthday approaches, Felicity is excited by her grandfather's visit, but she is also concerned about the growing tensions between the colonists and the British governor in Williamsburg.
Josefina hopes to become a "curandera" or healer like Tรขia Magdalena, and she is tested just before her tenth birthday when a friend receives a potentially fatal snakebite.
Spring brings Felicity's tenth birthday and a visit from Grandfather. He gives Felicity a precious gift--a guitar that had belonged to her grandmother. Felicity is so enchanted with the guitar that she disobeys her mother and takes it out of the house to show her friend Elizabeth. Her parents are angry when they learn what she's done. They refuse to believe a message Felicity has overheard that means danger for the colonists. Felicity risks her parents' anger again when she decides to alert the colonists herself!
As her tenth birthday approaches, Kit knows that there won't be a party since her father doesn't have a job and money is tight, but when her Aunt Millie comes to visit, her thriftiness and good ideas make for an excellent birthday celebration! Simultaneous.