Guns for General Washington: A Story of the American Revolution

6 best books like Guns for General Washington: A Story of the American Revolution (Seymour Reit): Adam of the Road, The Reluctant Dragon, Meet Molly: An American Girl, Sophia's War: A Tale of the Revolution, A Journey to the New World: The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple, Mayflower, 1620, For Freedom: The Story of a French Spy

Adam of the Road

Author	Elizabeth Gray Vining
ISBN	0142406597

Awarded the John Newbery Medal as "the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children" in the year of its publication.
"A road's a kind of holy thing," said Roger the Minstrel to his son, Adam. "That's why it's a good work to keep a road in repair, like giving alms to the poor or...

The Reluctant Dragon

Author

Kenneth Grahame

In this beloved classic story, a young boy befriends a poetry-loving dragon living in the Downs above his home. When the town-folk send for St. George to slay the dragon, the boy needs to come up with a clever plan to save his friend and convince the townsfolk to accept him. This story first appeared as a...

Meet Molly: An American Girl

Author	Valerie Tripp
ISBN	0937295817

I used to love these books when I was a kid. Felicity was my particular favorite, though, with Molly ranking somewhere behind Samantha and Addy, and possibly also behind Kirsten. Sorry, Molly. But at any rate, I think I can safely point to the American Girls series as being the catalyst for my lifelong...

Sophia's War: A Tale of the Revolution

Author	Avi
ISBN	1442414413

Lives hang in the balance in this gripping Revolutionary War adventure from a beloved Newbery Medalist.

In 1776, young Sophia Calderwood witnesses the execution of Nathan Hale in New York City, which is newly occupied by the British army. Sophia is horrified by the event and resolves to do...

A Journey to the New World: The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple, Mayflower, 1620

Author

Kathryn Lasky

Journey to the New World (Mayflower) / 0-590-50214-X

Like so many of the Dear America series, this book has wonderful history; the journey across the sea is so real, you can almost feel the narrator's sea sickness. The arrival in the New World is presented realistically: full of hope, joy, and...

For Freedom: The Story of a French Spy

Author	Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
ISBN	0440418313

A teenager transforms from a schoolgirl to a spy in this true story of heroism in wartime.

Suzanne David's everyday life is suddenly shattered in 1940 when a bomb drops on the main square of her hometown, the city of Cherbourg, France, killing a pregnant neighbor right in front of her. Until then...