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Colonial & Revolutionary Periods
The year 1780 is one of much confusion and excitement for eleven-year-old Sarah Boone. Living at Boone Hall in Charles Towne, South Carolina, she finds herself constantly observing the changing world in which she lives. Struggling to please her parents, Sarah is often caught between her desires to act like a rebellious tomboy and a proper young lady. Just when she begins to adjust to the changes around her, plantation life is made more interesting with the arrival of a baby sister and new slave family.
The 1770s were a turbulent time for the British Empire. Not only were the North American colonies edging towards revolution, but hostilities in Scotland turned neighbors into enemies when it came to serving the crown. Disputes over land and controlling power over the wealth of the countryside left many a manor on guard. The House of Gour in David B. Weems’ new historical novel is an example of how the dangers of that time affected one Scottish family.
At the site of George Washington’s crossing of the Delaware River in Pennsylvania lie twenty-one graves of unknown Continental soldiers who died at the encampment. These patriots never lived to realize America’s promise, the future they helped purchase with their lives. Much like their names, the stories of these real-life American heroes are unknown.
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The heritage of the North American Indian tribes has always been passed down through storytelling as well as rituals of dance and song. Few written histories today can recount the past as well as the tribal elders who once served as the historical, philosophical, and cultural educators of the entire community. Mary Louise Clifford’s When the Great Canoes Came recreates this lost practice for young readers as the setting for telling the history of the Virginian Indians following their first contact with European explorers at Jamestown.