Colonial America
Anton and Cecil: Cats at Sea
In the time of sailing ships and pirates, two cats, brothers Anton and Cecil, live near the docks of Lunenburg.…
The Spirit Keeper
Western Pennsylvania’s earliest frontier settlers know they are taking a risk. In 1747, tension is building between English colonists and…
The Society for Useful Knowledge
On the cusp of the American Revolution, a group of humble craftsmen came together to successfully challenge the central tenets…
Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin
Benjamin Franklin corresponded his entire life with his youngest sister, Jane. Born in Boston into poverty, Jane married at fifteen…
Ghost Hawk
Editors' choice
1600s, Massachusetts. Winter is coming. Eleven-year-old Little Hawk must undergo a three-month test of survival alone in the forest with…
The Lost Kingdom
This is an entertaining middle-grade historical fantasy set on the American frontier during colonial days. Young Billy Bartram, his naturalist…
Shades of Death
This second book in Bailey’s Gauntlet Runner series follows the lives of Jacob and Maggie Murray, who have been torn…
Benjamin Franklin’s Bastard
Editors' choice
Sally Cabot’s Benjamin Franklin’s Bastard is an outstanding work of historical fiction, filled with characters so lifelike and true that…
Thieves’ Quarry
Urban fantasy, mystery, and historical fiction, Thieves’ Quarry is the second novel in the well-received Thieftaker Chronicles, set in pre-Revolutionary…
A Touch of Scarlet
Emma Townsend’s second autumn at Lockwood Prep brings more than a change of seasons. Her boyfriend began training with an…
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