Young Colonials

On a Halloween night, eight boys are led on an incredible journey into the past by the mysterious “spirit” Moundshroud. Riding a dark autumn wind from ancient Egypt to the land of the Celtic druids, from Mexico to a cathedral in Paris, they will witness the haunting beginnings of the holiday...

As Benjamin Franklin launched his kite into the lightning-streaked, rumbling skies of Philadelphia, a chicken was there. When Paul Revere rode out into the cloudless night to warn the patriots that an army marched at their doorsteps, a chicken was there. As a woman knelt on the cold, hard floor of a Baltimore brewery, stitching together the flag that would inspire a nation, a chicken was there. Now, for the first time ever, the chickens who witnessed the birth of a nation will tell their stories.

The acclaimed seven-book series chronicling the adventures of the generations of the Treegate family from the birth of the Revolutionary War through the War of 1812, ending at the Battle of New Orleans. Recommended by the Seton Home Study Guide for Grade 8 for American History. John Treegate's Musket (Book 1) An epic historical adventure that takes young readers from The Boston Massacre to the Battle of Bunker Hill. When young Peter Treegate is framed for murder while his father is away on business, Peter is forced to flee Boston on a smuggler's brig, sending him on a series of adventures ...

Ann Hamilton's family has moved to the western frontier of Pennsylvania, and she misses her old home in Gettysburg. There are no girls her age on Hamilton Hill, and life is hard. But when the Hamiltons survive a terrible storm and receive a surprise visit from George Washington, Ann realizes...

A young girl. A dangerous voyage. A new world that will test everything she believes. Twelve-year-old Mercy Clarke has already known loss, uncertainty, and fear. But when her family joins the Separatists and other passengers aboard the Mayflower, she discovers that the journey to a new life will be far more dangerous than anyone imagined. After the leaking Speedwell is left behind, the overcrowded Mayflower sails alone across the Atlantic. Below deck, Mercy faces darkness, storms, sickness, hunger, fear, and the endless creaking of a ship carrying more hope than comfort. When the passengers...

From the author of the acclaimed New World Saga comes the dramatic origin story of the war that shaped the birth of the United States. Virginia, 1738. Lawrence Washington has never been content with a quiet life. In a colony where status is everything, he is determined to rise — whatever the cost. When war with Spain erupts, the colonies send their men. Lawrence seizes his chance to secure his young bride. Serving under Admiral Edward Vernon, he is swept into one of the boldest campaigns of Britain’s colonial wars.From the grog shops of Jamaica to the walls of Cartagena, from triumph to...

Fifteen-year-old Gabe and his sister Emma are swept into the American Revolution, where spies, soldiers, and the fight for freedom will change the United States forever. It's winter in New England and snow is falling on the American colonists. In a rustic cabin in the woods, Gabe and his sister Emma are left to fend for themselves when their father, a Son of Liberty, is arrested during the Boston Tea Party. After the British Army burns down their farm, the two siblings are swept into a journey that begins with Paul Revere's midnight ride and leads straight to the battlefields of Lexington ...

The Hanging Tree's Shadow A Novel Based on the True Story of America's First Witch She saved lives. They called her evil. History would prove them tragically wrong. In 1647, Alse Young became the first woman executed for witchcraft in America. Her crime? Knowing how to heal when others could only watch people die. A gifted healer in a world that feared knowledge... For thirty years, Alse Young served as Windsor, Connecticut's most trusted midwife and healer. Her skilled hands delivered babies, her herbal remedies broke fevers, and her keen eye could predict difficult births that would claim...

From Martha Brockenbrough, award winning author of The Game of Love and Death, comes an intimate new YA audiobook focusing on the private life of Alexander Hamilton. Complex, passionate, brilliant, flawed—America's favorite Founding Father comes alive in this exciting biography. He was born...

Two seafaring tales filled with gripping action, tests of the human spirit, and life lessons from the author of The Mouse that Roared. WASHINGTON'S GUNPOWDER The Colonial Army led by George Washington has laid siege to the British forces in Boston at the beginning of the Revolutionary War, but they will have to withdraw unless they get more supplies—especially gunpowder. This exciting historical adventure tells the tale of George Royall (a young, reluctant lieutenant in the Colonial Navy) who is charged with sailing a secret cargo of gunpowder to Boston—a daring mission that involves ...

When Tiffany and Rosie travel to a colonial-themed town, they suspect the business manager might be engaging in some unethical practices... ... but they stumble into a murder instead. Who could've killed the much-disliked "town governor"? As secrets are unveiled, tensions rise, and the duo find themselves scrambling to uncover the truth before the killer strikes again... Praise for A.R. Winters: "The perfect balance of being lighthearted, but still a serious page-turning mystery." - Jaycie D, Amazon.com "A fun cozy mystery with engaging and entertaining characters" - lq, Amazon.com "For ...

In 1692 Salem Village, fear spreads faster than truth. Jacob Harper is a young blacksmith’s apprentice who has always believed he understands his neighbors, his village, and the world around him. But when several girls begin suffering terrifying fits and whispers of witchcraft sweep through Salem, everything Jacob knows begins to change. Soon, ordinary people are accused of serving the Devil. Neighbors turn against neighbors. Spectral evidence, rumors, and fear become more powerful than reason. As Tituba, Sarah Good, Rebecca Nurse, Giles Corey, George Burroughs, and others are drawn into ...

Fairy tales have always held a special place in my heart, a love first sparked by my grandmother. As children, my siblings and I would gather around her, eager for the bedtime stories she told us—tales passed down from her own childhood in India. These magical stories, rich with lessons and wonder, shaped our imaginations and taught us valuable life lessons. My love for these stories eventually inspired me to capture them in a book of recollections. Writing those stories deepened my appreciation for folklore, and in the process, I discovered equally fascinating tales from many other ...

The war that made America… began long before independence. The Seven Years’ War—often called the first global conflict—is one of the most important turning points in modern history. Yet it remains largely overlooked. Its consequences would reshape empires, fracture loyalties, and set the American colonies on the path to rebellion. At its centre: a young and ambitious George Washington. Before he became a founding father, Washington was a loyal subject of the British Crown—an inexperienced officer driven by honour, ambition, and empire. But as tensions between Britain and France ...

Winner of the Thomas Alva Edison Annual Children’s Book Award for Excellence in Portraying America’s Past The second book in the Treegate series picks up right where John Treegate’s Musket left off—following both the events of the American War for Independence and 16-year-old Peter’s clash of loyalty to his real father, John Treegate, and to his foster father, the Maclaren of Spey (a Scottish clansman). Peter’s two fathers are both jealous and distrustful of each other as well as worlds apart in thought and philosophy, and Peter struggles to be true to both men while also trying...

1756, a young gunsmith runs from a Scottish hangman into indentured servitude in the Province of Pennsylvania. He is greeted by the French and Indian War and the brutal atrocities committed by both sides. Hamish must face tests of his courage, his trade, and his trust on this blood-splattered journey to manhood. Though unsure of who the enemy is, Hamish must kill to survive.

*** Child Study Association Book of the Year Award Winner *** An epic historical adventure that takes young readers from The Boston Massacre to the Battle of Bunker Hill... The year is 1769, and wealthy merchant John Treegate is a solid citizen of Boston, who is loyal to his British King. John has taught his eleven-year-old son Peter to be loyal too, and wanting nothing more than his father’s approval, Peter always does as told. But when his father is called back to England on business, Peter is left behind and apprenticed to a maker of barrel staves. Alone and feeling abandoned, Peter ...

Four short, engaging biographies of some of America's most famous pioneers. This series includes the lives of... - Daniel Boone and his daring settling of the Kentucky frontier - Colonel George Rodgers Clarke and his heroic service to the Colonial Army during the American Revolution - Davy...

Fairy tales have always held a special place in my heart, a love first sparked by my grandmother. As children, my siblings and I would gather around her, eager for the bedtime stories she told us—tales passed down from her own childhood in India. These magical stories, rich with lessons and wonder, shaped our imaginations and taught us valuable life lessons. My love for these stories eventually inspired me to capture them in a book of recollections. Writing those stories deepened my appreciation for folklore, and in the process, I discovered equally fascinating tales from many other ...

*** A William Allen White Children’s Book Award Nominee *** Peter Treegate has never been stronger, braver, or better with a knife—but he still has to learn humility if he’s going to save himself from the hangman’s noose… The fourth book in the Treegate Series follows Peter Treegate and the sea captain Peace of God Manly through the final years of the Revolutionary War as Peter—now a grown man—leads a band of Carolina mountain men though a series brutal engagements fought in the southern colonies from 1780 to the final surrender of the British at Yorktown in August 1781. ...