Bibliography
Theme 3: Voices of the Revolution
Recommended Leveled Books for Independent Reading
Below Level
Which Way to the Revolution? by Bob Barner
Holiday 1998 (32p)
The author includes maps to show the route traveled by Paul Revere.
Social Studies
The Boston Tea Party by Steven Kroll
Holiday 1998 (32p)
The events on December 16, 1773, changed the course of American history.
Social Studies
Buttons for General Washington by Peter and Connie Roop
Carolrhoda 1986 (48p)
A boy carries messages to General Washington in his coat buttons.
Redcoats and Petticoats by Katherine Kirkpatrick
Holiday 1999 (32p)
A woman is using handkerchiefs and petticoats on the clothesline to send messages about the British.
Hannah of Fairfield by Jean Van Leeuwen
Dial 1999 (90p) also paper
Hannah's family in Fairfield, Connecticut, prepares to send her brother to fight with General Washington's troops.
If You Lived at the Time of the American Revolution by Kay Moore
Scholastic 1998 (80p)
Moore tells what life was like, especially for children, during the Revolution, when some families were Patriots and others were Loyalists.
Social Studies
Samuel's Choice by Richard Berleth
Whitman 1990 (40p)
A young African American slave must make a choice when it seems that only he can help the rebels against the British.
Multicultural
Emma's Journal by Marissa Moss
Harcourt 1999 (56p)
The British blockade Boston and Emma must stay with relatives, some of whom support the British.
On Level
Can't You Make Them Behave, King George? by Jean Fritz
Putnam 1996 (48p) paper
The Colonial rebellion is seen from the perspective of King George III.
The Winter of Red Snow by Kristiana Gregory
Scholastic 1996 (176p)
A young girl recounts how she and her family helped George Washington at Valley Forge.
Songs and Stories of the American Revolution by Jerry Silverman
Millbrook 1994 (72p)
Scores for piano, guitar, and voice are included in this collection of songs, along with musical and historical background information.
Music
Why Not, Lafayette? by Jean Fritz
Putnam 1999 (96p)
When the Revolution starts in America, a nineteen-year-old Frenchman knows he must come to help the rebels.
Social Studies
The Hessian's Secret Diary by Lisa Banim
Silver Moon 1997 (80p)
When 10-year-old Peggy discovers a wounded Hessian soldier in the woods near her home, she is convinced that he is a spy.
Toliver's Secret by Esther Wood Brady
Random 1993 (176p)
Dressed as a boy, ten-year-old Toliver slips past British sentries to deliver secret military information for her Patriot uncle.
American Diaries: Mary Alice Peale by Kathleen Duey
Aladdin 1996 (144p)
In Philadelphia, 1777, Mary Alice must find a way to aid her wounded brother.
Young George Washington: The Making of a Hero by John Rosenberg
Millbrook 1997 (128p)
The author offers a fictionalized acount of the early life of the man who became a Revolutionary War leader and President of the United States.
The Fighting Ground by Avi
Harper 1984 (160p) also paper
Thirteen-year-old Jonathan, eager to fight the British, discovers that war is not all fame and glory.
Above Level
* A Young Patriot by Jim Murphy
Clarion 1996 (112p)
Using the original journal entries of a soldier in the Continental army, the author records the hardships of war.
Those Remarkable Women of the American Revolution by Karen Zeinert
Millbrook 1996 (96p)
During the Revolution, women made their presence felt in print, on the home front, and on the battlefield.
Social Studies
* America's Paul Revere by Esther Forbes
Houghton 1946 (46p)
A vivid history of one of America's best-loved patriots.
Classic
Come All You Brave Soldiers: Blacks in the Revolutionary War by Clinton Cox
Scholastic 1998 (208p)
Told here is the little-known story of black soldiers who fought at Lexington, Concord, Bunker Hill, Yorktown, and other battle sites.
Multicultural
Abigail Adams: Witness to a Revolution by Natalie S. Bober
Atheneum 1995 (272p)
Abigail Adams keeps her husband John informed of events in Boston while he serves in the Continental Congress.
Social Studies
Recommended Books for Teacher Read Aloud
The American Revolutionaries by Milton Meltzer
Harper 1987 (256p) also paper
From letters, journals, diaries, and speeches, one learns what it was like to experience the Revolution.
Social Studies
Mr. Revere and I by Robert Lawson
Little 1953 (152p)
Paul Revere's horse gives his thoughts on the Revere family and the activities of the Sons of Liberty.
Classic
* = Included in Houghton Mifflin Classroom Bookshelf, Level 5
