Sacajawea

10 best books like Sacajawea (Joseph Bruchac): Dragon's Gate, They Loved to Laugh, The Boys' War: Confederate and Union Soldiers Talk About the Civil War, The Birchbark House, Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison, The Great Little Madison, The Slopes of War, Traitor: the Case of Benedict Arnold, The New Nation: 1789-1850, From Colonies to Country 1735-1791

Dragon's Gate

Author	Laurence Yep
ISBN	0064404897

In 1867, Otter travels from Three Willows Village in China to California -- the Land of the Golden Mountain. There he will join his father and uncle.

In spite of the presence of family, Otter is a stranger among the other Chinese in this new land. And where he expected to see a land of goldfields,...

They Loved to Laugh

Author	Kathryn Worth
ISBN	1883937167

Tears and laughter alternate in this novel of a young girl's growth to womanhood in the 1830s.

16-year-old orphan Martitia Howland has been transplanted into a Quaker farm family of five intimidating sons and one disapproving daughter. As Martitia runs their gauntlet, she suffers their...

The Boys' War: Confederate and Union Soldiers Talk About the Civil War

Author	Jim Murphy
ISBN	0395664128

I have never read about the Civil War in such a basic and simplistic way before. This is a sad, but true book about the boys who fought in the Civil War. Some were as young as 10 years old! I have a ten year old and I can't imagine him not only witnessing what these boys saw, but being part of it as well. Most of these...

The Birchbark House

Author	Louise Erdrich
ISBN	0786814543

Nineteenth-century American pioneer life was introduced to thousands of young readers by Laura Ingalls Wilder's beloved Little House books. With The Birchbark House, award-winning author Louise Erdrich's first novel for young readers, this same slice of history is seen through the eyes of the...

Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison

Author	Lois Lenski
ISBN	0064461629

Civil rights and equality have made a lot of headway against racism in the last century.

"Well, duh," some might say.

"But there's still so far to go!" others might protest.

I personally grew up without any particularly scarring incidents of racism. Sure, I got made fun of...

The Great Little Madison

Author	Jean Fritz
ISBN	0698116216

In the days before microphones and TV interviews, getting people to listen to you was not an easy task. But James Madison used his quiet eloquence, intelligence and passion for unified colonies to help shape the Constitution, steer America through the turmoil of two wars, and ensure that our government,...

The Slopes of War

Author	N.A. Perez
ISBN	0395549795

About: The Slopes of War is about a family living in Gettysburg at the time of the Battle of Gettysburg. What I think: I love this book. I love all of the main characters, especially Bekah Summerhill and Adam Waite. One of the most interesting things about this book is that it's from multiple people's perspectives....

Traitor: the Case of Benedict Arnold

Author	Jean Fritz
ISBN	0698115538

Benedict Arnold always carried things too far. As a boy he did crazy things like climbing atop a burning roof and picking a fight with the town constable. As a soldier, he was even more reckless. He was obsessed with being the leader and the hero in every battle, and he never wanted to surrender. He even killed...

The New Nation: 1789-1850

Author

Joy Hakim

Beginning with George Washington's inauguration and continuing into the nineteenth century, The New Nation tells the story of the remarkable challenges that the freshly formed United States faced. Thomas Jefferson's purchase of the Louisiana Territories (bought from France at a mere four cents...

From Colonies to Country 1735-1791

Author	Joy Hakim
ISBN	0195153235

How did compliant colonials with strong ties to Europe get the notion to become an independent nation? Perhaps the seeds of liberty were planted in the 1735 historic courtroom battle for the freedom of the press. Or maybe the French and Indian War did it, when colonists were called "Americans" for the...