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Sep 10, 2023
Three Young Pilgrims
Cheryl Harness*****In these richly detailed pages, you'll meet three of the young Pilgrims who sailed on the Mayflower, Bartholomew, Remember, and Mary Allerton.

The handsome paintings help you imagine how they lived after landing at Plymouth, through the dark winter and the busy days of spring, summer, and fall.

Culminating with the harvest and the excitement of the first Thanksgiving feast, and featuring an illustrated epilogue that further personalizes the individuals and groups involved, Three Young Pilgrims makes history come alive. Based on the author-illustrator's extensive research, it conveys both information and emotion, capturing the feeling of seasons turning and moods changing, as, for the Allerton children, Plymouth becomes home.
Blue Feather's Vision: The Dawn of Colonial America
James E. Knight*****An old Massachuset Indian tries to tell his son of a vision of white men that will change the world that the Indians know.
Through dramatic depictions of significant moments in American history, this informative series gives young readers a vivid sense of Colonial American life — its farms and villages, cities and ports, and the struggles and dreams of its inhabitants.
A Journey to the New World: The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple, Mayflower, 1620
Kathryn Lasky*****The diary of a young Pilgrim girl who makes the dangerous journey on the Mayflower to America is filled with her thoughts about her new friends, her contact with Native Americans, and her love for her new land.
Guests
Michael Dorris*****A story about Thanksgiving from the point of view of the hosts: the Native Americans who were kind enough to share what they had with the Pilgrims. Moss, a young boy who is unhappy with the white strangers' intrusion, sets out on a journey of self-discovery, which will change his life forever.
Tituba
William Miller*****In the winter of 1692, trouble erupted in Salem Village. The fits and dreams of two young girls set off a witch-hunt. More than eighty villagers found themselves charged with witchcraft; twenty-five lost their lives.
At the center of the storm stood Tituba, a West Indian slave who was among the first accused. This is the story of her struggle and the profound questions she confronted: Was her folk wisdom really witchcraft? Would she have to offer a false confession to save her life? And where, amid so much anger and turmoil, could she turn for hope and strength?
Blackbeard the Pirate and Other Stories of the Pine Barrens
Larona Homer*****Short stories set in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey, featuring both real people and legendary figures who were connected with the area.
Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson*****Heady tale of a treasure map, a perilous sea journey across the Spanish Main, a mutiny led by the infamous Long John Silver, and a lethal scramble for buried treasure as seen through the eyes of cabin boy Jim Hawkins. An action-packed adventure story that will hypnotize young readers and entertain older ones.
Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson*****Heady tale of a treasure map, a perilous sea journey across the Spanish Main, a mutiny led by the infamous Long John Silver, and a lethal scramble for buried treasure as seen through the eyes of cabin boy Jim Hawkins. An action-packed adventure story that will hypnotize young readers and entertain older ones.
Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson*****Heady tale of a treasure map, a perilous sea journey across the Spanish Main, a mutiny led by the infamous Long John Silver, and a lethal scramble for buried treasure as seen through the eyes of cabin boy Jim Hawkins. An action-packed adventure story that will hypnotize young readers and entertain older ones.
Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson*****Pirates, buried treasure, and action aplenty - that's what's served up in this fine story, mates, and kids will eat it up. After Jim Hawkins finds the map to a mysterious treasure, he sets sail in search of the fortune. Little does he realize he's boarded a pirate ship, and that surprises and danger await him...including a meeting with the unforgettable Long John Silver.
Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson*****Heady tale of a treasure map, a perilous sea journey across the Spanish Main, a mutiny led by the infamous Long John Silver, and a lethal scramble for buried treasure as seen through the eyes of cabin boy Jim Hawkins. An action-packed adventure story that will hypnotize young readers and entertain older ones.
Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson*****Heady tale of a treasure map, a perilous sea journey across the Spanish Main, a mutiny led by the infamous Long John Silver, and a lethal scramble for buried treasure as seen through the eyes of cabin boy Jim Hawkins. An action-packed adventure story that will hypnotize young readers and entertain older ones.
Stowaway
Karen Hesse*****It is known that in the summer of 1768, Captain James Cook sailed from England on H.M.S. Endeavour, beginning a three-year voyage around the world on a secret mission to discover an unknown continent at the bottom of the globe. What is less known is that a boy by the name of Nicholas Young was a stowaway on that ship.
The Sign of the Beaver
Elizabeth George Speare*****Twelve-year-old Matt is left on his own in the Maine wilderness while his father leaves to bring the rest of the family to their new settlement. When he befriends Attean, an Indian chief’s grandson, he is invited to join the Beaver tribe and move north. Should Matt abandon his hopes of ever seeing his family again and go on to a new life?
The Sign of the Beaver
Elizabeth George Speare*****
My Name Is America: The Journal of William Thomas Emerson, A Revolutionary War Patriot
Barry Denenberg*****Boston, Massachusetts, 1774
Emma's Journal: The Story of a Colonial Girl
Marissa Moss*****The year is 1774 and trouble is brewing in Massachusetts. The British army has blockaded Boston and ten-year-old Emma Millar is stuck at Aunt Harmony’s house in the city, far from her family. Her only companion is snobbish Thankful Bliss, who denounces the Revolution and treats Emma like a country bumpkin. Emma wants desperately to help the American struggle for freedom.When Papa gives her a secret code the militia uses, Emma finally gets her chance to change the course of history.