Plato said, "Know thyself." I say, "Know thy librarian!"
Here are the titles, authors, and (linked) synopses of the books I included in my unit plan. All were located in my school's media center.
Aaseng, Nathan. Strategic battles.
Adams, Colleen. Results of the American Revolution: summarizing information.
Blackwood, Gary L. The year of the Hangman.
Blair, Margaret Whitman. Liberty or death: the surprising story of runaway slaves who sided with the British during the American Revolution.
Collins, David. Casimir Pulaski: Soldier on Horseback.
Deem, James M. Primary source accounts of the Revolutionary War.
Fleming, Thomas J. Everybody's Revolution; a new look at the people who won America's freedom.
Forbes, Esther. Johnny Tremain: a novel for young and old.
Fradin, Dennis B. The founders: the 39 stories behind the U.S. Constitution.
Freedman, Russell. Lafayette and the American Revolution.
Freedman, Russell. Washington at Valley Forge.
Giblin, James. The many rides of Paul Revere.
Jaffe, Steven. Who were the founding fathers? Two hundred years of reinventing American history.
Jeffrey, Gary. George Washington and the winter at Valley Forge.
Jeffrey, Gary. John Adams and the Boston Massacre.
Jeffrey, Gary. Paul Revere and his midnight ride.
Jeffrey, Gary. Samuel Adams and the Boston Tea Party.
Jeffrey, Gary. Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence.
Jeffrey, Gary. Thomas Paine writes Common Sense.
Lawson, Robert. Mr. Revere and I.
Lefkowitz, Arthur S. Bushnell's Submarine: the best kept secret of the American Revolution.
Loewen, James W. Lies my teacher told me.
MacDonald, Megan. Judy Moody declares independence.
Marrin, Albert. Old Hickory: Andrew Jackson and the American people.
Masters, Nancy Robinson. Extraordinary patriots of the United States of America: Colonial times to pre-Civil War.
Mullin, Rita T. Thomas Jefferson: architect of freedom.
Murphy, Jim. The real Benedict Arnold.
Old, Wendie C. George Washington.
Palmer, Kate Salley. Francis Marion and the legend of the Swamp Fox.
Pierce, Alan. The Declaration of Independence.
Paulsen, Gary. The Rifle.
Rinaldi, Ann. Cast two shadows: the American Revolution in the South.
Rinaldi, Ann. Or give me death: a novel of Patrick Henry's family.
Rinaldi, Ann. The secret of Sarah Revere.
Sheikin, Steve. King George: what was his problem? Everything your schoolbooks didn't tell you about the American Revolution.
Sheinkin, Steve. The notorious Benedict Arnold: a true story of adventure, heroism, and treachery.
Tascheck, Karen. Daughters of Liberty: the American Revolution and the Early Republic.
Worth, Richard. Colonial America: building towards independence.
Zinn, Howard. A people's history of the United States.
Aaseng, Nathan. Strategic battles.
Adams, Colleen. Results of the American Revolution: summarizing information.
Blackwood, Gary L. The year of the Hangman.
Blair, Margaret Whitman. Liberty or death: the surprising story of runaway slaves who sided with the British during the American Revolution.
Collins, David. Casimir Pulaski: Soldier on Horseback.
Deem, James M. Primary source accounts of the Revolutionary War.
Fleming, Thomas J. Everybody's Revolution; a new look at the people who won America's freedom.
Forbes, Esther. Johnny Tremain: a novel for young and old.
Fradin, Dennis B. The founders: the 39 stories behind the U.S. Constitution.
Freedman, Russell. Lafayette and the American Revolution.
Freedman, Russell. Washington at Valley Forge.
Giblin, James. The many rides of Paul Revere.
Jaffe, Steven. Who were the founding fathers? Two hundred years of reinventing American history.
Jeffrey, Gary. George Washington and the winter at Valley Forge.
Jeffrey, Gary. John Adams and the Boston Massacre.
Jeffrey, Gary. Paul Revere and his midnight ride.
Jeffrey, Gary. Samuel Adams and the Boston Tea Party.
Jeffrey, Gary. Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence.
Jeffrey, Gary. Thomas Paine writes Common Sense.
Lawson, Robert. Mr. Revere and I.
Lefkowitz, Arthur S. Bushnell's Submarine: the best kept secret of the American Revolution.
Loewen, James W. Lies my teacher told me.
MacDonald, Megan. Judy Moody declares independence.
Marrin, Albert. Old Hickory: Andrew Jackson and the American people.
Masters, Nancy Robinson. Extraordinary patriots of the United States of America: Colonial times to pre-Civil War.
Mullin, Rita T. Thomas Jefferson: architect of freedom.
Murphy, Jim. The real Benedict Arnold.
Old, Wendie C. George Washington.
Palmer, Kate Salley. Francis Marion and the legend of the Swamp Fox.
Pierce, Alan. The Declaration of Independence.
Paulsen, Gary. The Rifle.
Rinaldi, Ann. Cast two shadows: the American Revolution in the South.
Rinaldi, Ann. Or give me death: a novel of Patrick Henry's family.
Rinaldi, Ann. The secret of Sarah Revere.
Sheikin, Steve. King George: what was his problem? Everything your schoolbooks didn't tell you about the American Revolution.
Sheinkin, Steve. The notorious Benedict Arnold: a true story of adventure, heroism, and treachery.
Tascheck, Karen. Daughters of Liberty: the American Revolution and the Early Republic.
Worth, Richard. Colonial America: building towards independence.
Zinn, Howard. A people's history of the United States.