Fiction about Colonial America and the Revolutionary War, Grade 8 : Multcolib School CorpsLike this list

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• After My Brother Sam

  Collier, James Lincoln, 1928-2024,

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  "After losing his brother Sam to the Revolutionary War, Tim struggles with grief, anger, and the desire for revenge, only to realize that the conflict is more complex than he imagined."

• Rebellion 1776

  Anderson, Laurie Halse,

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  In 1776, thirteen-year-old Elsbeth struggles to find her missing father amidst the smallpox epidemic sweeping across Boston during the revolution.

• I Survived the American Revolution, 1776

  Ball, Georgia,

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  Eleven-year-old Nathaniel Knox becomes caught up in a gunfight between American and British troops during the American Revolution.

• Rebel Spy

  Rossi, Veronica,

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  In 1776, fifteen-year-old Francisca escapes a dangerous life in the Bahamas by posing as a wealthy shipwreck victim, and soon finds herself a spy for George Washington in New York.

• Hamilton and Peggy!

  a Revolutionary Friendship

  Elliott, L. M. (Laura Malone), 1957-

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  In the throes of the Revolutionary War, Peggy Schuyler finds herself a central figure amid Loyalists and Patriots, spies and traitors, friends and family. Among those friends, she develops a relationship with Alexander Hamilton, who becomes…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Alex & Eliza

  a Love Story

  De la Cruz, Melissa, 1971-

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  Eliza can barely contain her excitement when she hears of the arrival of one Alexander Hamilton, a mysterious, rakish young colonel and General George Washington's right-hand man. And when Alex and Eliza meet that fateful night, so begins an epic…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Survived the American Revolution, 1776

  Tarshis, Lauren,

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  The battlefield was soaked in blood. Screams of injured soldiers rang through the air. Eleven-year-old Nathaniel Knox knelt behind a rock, his gun clutched in his shaking hands. Nate had been heading to New York City to find his father. But now he…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ashes

  Anderson, Laurie Halse,

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  As the Revolutionary War rages on, Isabel and Curzon are reported as runaways, and the awful Bellingham is determined to track them down. With purpose and faith, Isabel and Curzon march on, fiercely determined to find Isabel's little sister Ruth,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Prison-ship Adventure of James Forten, Revolutionary War Captive

  Figley, Marty Rhodes, 1948-

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  In 1781, fifteen-year-old James Forten, a free African American from Philadelphia, is proud to be fighting for the American colonies, but when the British capture the ship on which he serves he fears for both his life and his freedom.

• Forge

  Anderson, Laurie Halse

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  Separated from his friend Isabel after their daring escape from slavery, fifteen-year-old Curzon serves as a free man in the Continental Army at Valley Forge until he and Isabel are thrown together again, as slaves once more.

• Woods Runner

  Paulsen, Gary,

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  Samuel sets off to rescue his parents, who have been kidnapped by the British during the American Revolution.

• The Revolutionary War

  An Interactive History Adventure

  Raum, Elizabeth

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  Describes the events of the American Revolutionary War and explains the significance of the war today. The reader's choices reveal the historical details from the perspective of a young girl, a patriot fighter, and a loyalist determined to keep…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Chains

  Anderson, Laurie Halse,

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  After being sold to a cruel couple in New York City, a slave named Isabel spies for the rebels during the Revolutionary War.

• Copper Sun

  Draper, Sharon M. (Sharon Mills),

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  Two fifteen-year-old girls--one a slave and the other an indentured servant--escape their Carolina plantation and try to make their way to Fort Moses, Florida, a Spanish colony that gives sanctuary to slaves.