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Author
Publisher
American Girl Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
During the War of 1812, Caroline finds evidence that someone is smuggling precious supplies to the British and fears that the traitor may be her own uncle. Includes an "Inside Caroline's World" essay about smuggling during the War of 1812.
Author
Series
Heirs of Acadia volume 1
Publisher
Bethany House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Book 1 of Heirs of Acadia, continuing the story told in the bestselling Janette Oke and T. Davis Bunn Song of Acadia series. Erica Langston's comfortable home and loving family living near Washington, D.C., carry no outward hint of the sorrows and fears faced by her Acadian forebears, but she will soon discover that similar determination and fortitude will be required of her. When the British once again invade the nation's capital and leave death...
3) Once a Rebel
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"As Washington burns, Callista Brooke is trapped in the battle between her native England and her adopted homeland. She is on the verge of losing everything, including her life, when a handsome Englishman cuts through the violent crowd to claim that she is his. Callie falls into her protector's arms, recognizing that he is no stranger, but the boy she'd once loved, a lifetime ago. Lord George Gordon Audley had been Callie's best friend, and it was...
Author
Series
Publisher
W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
1991.
Language
English
Description
En route home, Aubrey and Maturin find themselves in deep trouble when their ship engages the U.S.S. Constitution in battle-and loses. Aubrey, now a POW in Boston, waits for word of a prisoner exchange, while Maturin renews a most cherished friendship.
Author
Series
Gulf Coast chronicles volume 3
Publisher
Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
As the War of 1812 rages across the new United States, Fiona Lanier is devastated to learn that her brother has been captured and imprisoned by the British Navy. When she discovers a half-drowned British sailor on the shore at Navy Cove, she believes his self-proclaimed memory loss is a lie. Fiona and the sailor have to decide where their true loyalties lie when political allegiances collide with their growing regard for each other.
Author
Series
American Girl history mysteries volume 1
Publisher
Pleasant Co. Publications
Pub. Date
[1999]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
Sent to live with relatives in New Orleans during the War of 1812, eleven-year-old Elisabet determines to find a smuggler's treasure to ransom her imprisoned father.
Author
Series
Wilderness series (Sara Donati) volume 4
Language
English
Description
In 1812, Elizabeth and Nathaniel Bonner mark the return of Nathaniel's daughter Hannah, while her half-brother Daniel joins the militia and his twin, Lily, falls in love with a dark and dangerous stranger, in a continuation of the saga of the Bonner family in early America.
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl Pub., Inc
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
A letter arrives for Caroline, asking her to come help her uncle Aaron and cousin Lydia on their new farm for the summer. Although Caroline is reluctant to leave her family, she's eager to lend a hand. So when she suspects that a thief has been stealing much-needed food from the farm, Caroline helps keep watch to guard against the uninvited visitor. Then she makes an unexpected discovery--and learns that some things are not as simple as they seem....
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl Pub., Inc
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Caroline and her mother make a dangerous journey across Lake Ontario to the British fort where Papa is being held prisoner. When Mama isn't allowed to see Papa, it's up to Caroline to pass a secret message to him--right under the nose of a British guard! She hopes desperately that Papa will understand her message and make an escape. But can she get to him in time? The illustrated "Looking Back" section explores how the War of 1812 affected women and...
Author
Series
Little house (HarperCollins). Charlotte years volume 1
Little house. Charlotte years volume 1
Little house. The Charlotte years volume 1
Little house. Charlotte years volume 1
Little house. The Charlotte years volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
An abridged version of the story of five-year-old Charlotte Tucker, who would grow up to become the grandmother of Laura Ingalls Wilder, as she feels the effects of the War of 1812 while living with her family near Boston.
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl Pub., Inc
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Caroline's father has just returned when they receive frightening news--British warships are sailing to attack Sackets Harbor. Every grown man, including Papa, has been called to defend the village. Mama and Caroline are left alone to guard Abbott's Shipyard as the battlefront draws ever closer. Caroline knows she must be brave to keep Papa's shipyard safe. But when the battle seems lost, Mama gives her a terrible order: burn the shipyard to the ground....
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl Pub., Inc
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
While Caroline is out fishing one spring day, she sees a British warship about to capture an American boat. With only an instant to decide what to do, Caroline takes a daring risk to try to save the day. She's been trying to be brave, like she promised Papa, but would he be proud of her now? Missing him terribly, Caroline visits their special fishing spot on the shore of Lake Ontario. She hopes to find comfort there--but instead she makes a startling...
Author
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
On a three-day stagecoach ride to the big city of Albany, during the War of 1812, eleven-year-old Caroline is fascinated by the other travelers, including a charming magician and a beautiful young woman with a sad past, but when Caroline's important package for her father disappears, she must unmask a thief.
20) Into the wind
Author
Series
Publisher
Avon Books
Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
English
Description
After her father is killed and their saloon burned down, sixteen-year-old Rosie is rescued by a young sea captain who turns out to be a pirate.
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