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Traitor: the Case of Benedict Arnold

10 best books like Traitor: the Case of Benedict Arnold (Jean Fritz): They Loved to Laugh, The Ugly Duckling, Bound for Oregon, The Landing of the Pilgrims, Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison, Bonanza Girl, Making Thirteen Colonies: 1600-1740 A History of US, Stink Alley, The Slopes of War, The New Nation: 1789-1850

They Loved to Laugh
AuthorKathryn Worth
ISBN1883937167
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 Ugly Duckling
AuthorHans Christian Andersen
For over one hundred years The Ugly Duckling has been a childhood favorite, and Jerry Pinkney's spectacular new adaptation brings it triumphantly to new generations of readers. With keen emotion and fresh vision, the acclaimed artist captures the essence of the tale's timeless appeal: The journey...
Bound for Oregon
AuthorJean Van Leeuwen
ISBN0140383190

With only a guide book to show them the way, the Todd family sets out from their Arkansas home on a two thousand mile trek to claim unchartered Oregon Territory. Crossing rough terrain and encountering hostile people, the Todds show their true pioneering spirit. But as winter draws near, will the...
The Landing of the Pilgrims
AuthorJames Daugherty
ISBN0394846974
In England in the early 1600s, everyone was forced to join the Church of England. Young William Bradford and his friends believed they had every right to belong to whichever church they wanted. In the name of religious freedom, they fled to Holland, then sailed to America to start a new life. But the winter...
Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison
AuthorLois Lenski
ISBN0064461629
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...
Bonanza Girl
AuthorPatricia Beatty
ISBN0688122809
Mama is widowed, with two children and no job prospects. She decides to start a school out in the gold fields but is shortly and firmly disabused of all her city slicker notions. The story is narrated by Ann Katherine, who is a nicely written young teen. Her younger brother is the bane of her existence, naturally....
Making Thirteen Colonies: 1600-1740 A History of US
AuthorJoy Hakim
ISBN0195188950
Recommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text.

All kinds of people are coming to America. If you're European, you come in search of freedom or riches. If you're African, you come in chains. And what about the Indians,...
Stink Alley
AuthorJamie Gilson
ISBN0688178642
The year is 1614. Recently orphaned Lizzy Tinker has lived half of her twelve years in Holland, but she does not feel at home there. Lizzy belongs to a small congregation of religious refugees who have fled England in order to worship as they choose. The Dutch people enjoy a free and easy lifestyle that...
The Slopes of War
AuthorN.A. Perez
ISBN0395549795
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....
The New Nation: 1789-1850
AuthorJoy 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
AuthorJoy Hakim
ISBN0195153235
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...
Children of the Longhouse
AuthorJoseph Bruchac
ISBN0140385045
When Ohkwa'ri overhears a group of older boys planning a raid on a neighboring village, he immediately tells his Mohawk elders. He has done the right thing—but he has also made enemies. Grabber and his friends will do anything they can to hurt him, especially during the village-wide game of Tekwaarathon...
Moonshiner's Son
AuthorCarolyn Reeder
ISBN0689855508
Twelve-year-old Tom Higgins is learning the craft of making whiskey. Even though Prohibition forbids the production and sale of alcoholic beverages, Tom is determined to be a good apprentice. He is, after all, a moonshiner's son. His father has raised moonshining to an art, and Tom wants nothing more...
Sacajawea
AuthorJoseph Bruchac
ISBN0439280680
Young Sacajawea has been asked to join Lewis and Clark in their exploration of the American West. As a translator, peacemaker, caretaker, and guide, Sacajawea alone will make the historic journey of Lewis and Clark possible. This captivating novel, which is told in alternating points of view -- by...
The First Americans: Prehistory-1600
AuthorJoy Hakim
ISBN0195188942
Recommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text.

Thousands of years--way before Christopher Columbus set sail--wandering tribes of hunters made their way from Asia across the Bering land bridge to North America....
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