| Author |
Carter, Alden R. |
| Title |
American Revolution (First Books--America at War) . |
| Publisher |
Franklin Watts. 1993. |
| Discusses the causes, events, campaigns, personalities, and aftermath of the American Revolution. Suitable for older children. |
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| Author |
Collier, James Lincoln & Christopher. |
| Title |
My Brother Sam Is Dead . |
| Publisher |
Scholastic. 2005. |
| Recounts the tragedy that strikes the Meeker family during the Revolution. The family is split when the central figure's brother fights on the Patriot side while his father is a Loyalist. The boy is torn about which side he is on since both sides have reasonable explanations for their behaviors. Suitable for Grade 4 and above. |
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| Author |
Crook, Connie B. |
| Title |
Flight . |
| Publisher |
Stoddart Publ. Co., Ltd. Toronto, 2012. |
| Set against the background of the American Revolution, this book chronicles a father, Hans, as he departs the family's Albany, New York, farm to become a courier for the British forces. Suitable for Grade 4 and above. |
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| Author |
Crook, Connie B. |
| Title |
Meyers' Creek . |
| Publisher |
Stoddart Publ. Co., Ltd. Toronto, 1999. |
| A compelling story of the true experiences of a United Empire Loyalist family during a critical period of Canadian history. Suitable for Grade 4 and above. |
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| Author |
Fritz, Jean. |
| Title |
Can't You Make Them Behave, King George? . |
| Publisher |
Putnam. 1996. |
| Provides the British view of the Revolution and paints poor King George III in his frustration, anger and frequent pomposity. Humorous, but based on historical fact. Suitable for Grade 5 and above. |
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| Author |
Fritz, Jean. |
| Title |
Early Thunder . |
| Publisher |
Puffin Books. 1987. |
| This book is set just before the American Revolution in Salem, Massachusetts where Daniel West's father, a physician, has taken a Loyalist stand. Daniel finds himself pulled in many directions as his friends and associates make different choices. Suitable for Grade 5 and above. |
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| Author |
Fritz, Jean. |
| Title |
Traitor: The Case of Benedict Arnold (Unforgettable Americans) . |
| Publisher |
Puffin Books. 1989. |
| This book recounts not only what Arnold did but why it was so important to the British and so devastating to the Americans. It also gives some of the reasons why Arnold fell from being the patriot hero at Ticonderoga to the epitome of villainy such a short time later. Suitable for Grade 5 and above. |
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| Author |
Fryer, Mary Beacock. |
| Title |
Escape: Adventures of a Loyalist Family . |
| Publisher |
Boardwalk Books. 1999. |
| Twelve-year-old Ned Seaman tells this lively (fictional) tale of his family's perilous journey to Canada. Suitable for Grade 5 and above. |
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| Author |
Fryer, Mary Beacock. |
| Title |
Beginning Again: Further Adventures of a Loyalist Family . |
| Publisher |
Dundurn Press. Toronto, 1988. |
| This is a sequel to Escape: Adventures of a Loyalist Family, and it chronicles the later adventures of the Seamans as they make a fresh start in Canada. Suitable for Grade 5 and above. |
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| Author |
Loeper, John J. |
| Title |
Going to School in 1776 . |
| Publisher |
Athenaeum. New York, 1982. |
| This book depicts life in the colonies at the time of the American Revolution. |
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| Author |
Lunn, Janet |
| Title |
Charlotte . |
| Publisher |
Tundra Books, Inc., 1998. |
| A young girl finds her personal and national loyalties tested to the limit in this engaging tale about the aftermath of the American Revolution. Suitable for Grade 2 and above. |
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| Author |
Lunn, Janet |
| Title |
The Hollow Tree . |
| Publisher |
Knopf. 2002. |
| The year is 1777. Hanged for being a British spy, Phoebe Olcott’s cousin, Gideon, left behind a list containing the names of Loyalist families needing protection by the King’s army. When Phoebe discovers it, she sets out into the wilderness, determined to deliver the list to the general at Fort Ticonderoga. Along the way, she teams up with Jem, a young Loyalist, and the two face the adventure of their lives — encountering rebel guns, wild animals and nature’s force. Suitable for Grade 4 and above. |
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| Author |
Miller, Orlo |
| Title |
Raiders of the Mohawk: The Story of Butler's Rangers (Great Stories of Canada Series) . |
| Publisher |
MacMillan. Toronto, 1966. |
| The history of Butler's Rangers. Suitable for Grade 5 and above. |
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| Author |
Smith, A. G. & Livesey, Robert. |
| Title |
The Loyal Refugees (The Discovering Canada Series) . |
| Publisher |
Stoddart Publ. Co., Ltd. Toronto, 1999. |
| A historical picture book that describes for young readers what it was like for loyalists who fled the American colonies during the Revolution to come to Canada. Filled with games and projects like building your own model cannon and playing capture the flag. Suitable for Grade 4 and above. |
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| Author |
Smyth, Donna. |
| Title |
Loyalist Runaway . |
| Publisher |
Formac Publishing. Halifax, NS, 1991. |
| An independent, feisty eleven-year-old girl named Kitty flees to Halifax from Boston with her family in 1776, but develops a Great Plan to return to find her Uncle Tommy who joined the Rebel forces to the dismay of the family. Suitable for Grade 5 and above. |
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| Author |
Tripp, Virginia. |
| Title |
Changes For Felicity (American Girl Collection) . |
| Publisher |
Pleasant Company. 1992 |
| One of the books accompanying the American Girls series of dolls, this book tells the story of Felicity and her family, who are Patriots, and her grandfather and best friend Elizabeth, who are Loyalists. When Elizabeth's father is jailed for being loyal to the King, Felicity has to deal with the effects of this on her friendship with Elizabeth. Suitable for Grade 3 and above. |
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| Author |
Turner, Ann. |
| Title |
Katie's Trunk . |
| Publisher |
Macmillan. 1992. |
| A young girl named Katie faces rejection from her former peers and neighbors because of being a Loyalist. Suitable for Grade 3 and above. |
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| Author |
Various. |
| Title |
Cobblestone Magazine. |
| Publisher |
Cobblestone Publishing. Peterborough, N.H. |
The following issues deal with the American Revolution: Boston Massacre (March 1980); American Revolution (September 1983) ; Alexander Hamilton (March 1987) |
