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Anderson, M.T. – The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation: The Pox Party
(351 pages) Various diaries, letters, and other manuscripts chronicle the experiences of Octavian, a young African American, from birth to age sixteen, as he is brought up as part of a science experiment in the years leading up to and during the Revolutionary War.  (N)

Dokey, Cameron – Katherine: Heart of Freedom 
(184 pages) After rescuing a handsome stranger who is fleeing the Boston loyalists, sixteen-year-old Katherine learns that her father is secretly involved in American patriot activities and disguises herself as a boy to aid the cause of freedom.  (N)

Fast, Howard – April Morning    
(184 pages) Adam Cooper, 15, observes the events in Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775.  (N)

Lavender, William – Just Jane
(277 pages) Sent with her governess to live with the dreadful Carter family in exotic Brazil in 1910, Maia endures many hardships before fulfilling her dream of exploring the Amazon River.  (N)

Rinaldi, Ann – Cast Two Shadows 
(281 pages) In South Carolina in 1780, fourteen-year-old Caroline sees the Revolutionary War take a terrible toll among her family and friends and comes to understand the true nature of war.  (N)

Rinaldi, Ann – Finishing Becca 
(362 pages) Fourteen-year-old Becca takes a position as a maid in a wealthy Philadelphia Quaker home and witnesses the events that lead to General Benedict Arnold's betrayal of the American forces during the Revolutionary War.  (N)

Rinaldi, Ann – A Ride into Morning 
(289 pages) When unrest spreads at the Revolutionary War camp in Morristown, New Jersey, under the command of General Anthony Wayne, a young woman cleverly hides her horse from the mutinous soldiers who have need of it.  (N)

Rinaldi, Ann – Taking Liberty  
(264 pages) After serving Martha Washington loyally for twenty years, Oney Judge realizes that she is just a slave and must decide if she will run away to find true freedom.  (N)

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