The Winter of Red Snow: The Revolutionary War Diary of Abigail Jane Stewart

I read this book for a third time & I still think it's amazing!!! I plan on getting the second book sometime & I'm so looking forward to whatever adventure is involved in that one! ;) Abigail is such a sweet girl with such a good personality... I truly enjoyed this book & ,I for sure, recommend this book!!! The Dear America series is such a great series & a fun way to learn some history in between the pages! You will not regret buying this book at all! SOOOO AWESOME!!!

My sister, Bonnie, found this delightful book at a thrift store. Every day she e-mails me a chapter or 2. We are many miles apart, and are reading this book together. It is a wonderful story.....Cjvp

I am reading the winter of red snow a dear American novial.abigail and her family is nerves because her mom just had a baby boy but tabigails other 6 brothers died of the harsh winters.when Abigail was holding john her sister thought it was her turn to hold him so they got into a fight and Abigail sent her sister scrambling to the floorwhich then her dress was cought on fire . After reading the second chapter winter of red snow a dea amerian novial. Abigail found out that the red coats where coming over from England .they dident have any shoes because on the way over to the 13 colonys theyer shoes got toren.and they dident bring money for more.As they wher walking trough generous people gave them things After reading a chapter of the winter of red snowafter reading the 3 chapter of the winter of red snow a dear American novial Abigail foun out that gorge Washington was one of the best presidents ever .she knows this because he said I shall not be comfortable until my army is comfortable . In the 4 chapter of the winter of red snow a dear American novialthe soilders wernt inicent because they begain to steel animals and mess in barmes.abigail and her dad even reported a stolen fence.but the soildfers have in rough because if they try to run away they get 100 lashes or they could even be ecukeauted .

In 1777 the Revolutionary War is going and it is the darkest part of the war for our patriots, the winter at Valley Forge. In her diary 11 year old Abigail (Abby) describes the soldiers marching in to the Valley poor, sickly,and frost bitten till their foot prints left blood in the snow. She writes "I shall never again complain." She also writes how she goes into the soldiers encampment with Lady Washington and helps the soldiers. Then a woman named Helen Kern becomes a widow and lives with the Stewart's. Spring comes to the Valley and before long the soldiers look stronger, healthy, and ready to beat the British.Excellent! Book

Abigail Jane Stewart, called Abby by her family and friends, is the narrator of this fictional diary. She is only eleven when the American army makes camp near her home in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania in December of 1777. She and her older sister, Elisabeth, and younger sister, Sally, are worried about their mother and newborn brother, but they try to help the army in whatever way they can. Abby, her mother, and sisters do laundry for General Washington, and Abby and Elisabeth sew for the soldiers and visit the encampment with Mrs. Washington to help with the sick soldiers. In viewing the horror of war firsthand, Abby matures from a child who views war as an adventure to a girl who, in spite of her young age, understands the sacrifices the soldiers are making to fight for freedom. This was one of the first Dear America books I read, and I still remember how very much I enjoyed it. It started me out on my way to loving this series.

This book should be near the top of the list of books for young adults, perferably nine to twelve, to read. History comes alive through details on life from a young girl's perspective. Even kids who don't like to learn about history will love this book, and most likely other books by this author. The details in this book: especially the descriptions of the soldiers trudging through the snow, will pull (willingly, I might add :)) any young adult into American History. Yet, the story still has a lightheartedness that children will enjoy. There is a wonderful plot, and a happy ending. This book will enthrall young adults and keep them reading until the last page is turned. History is something everyone should know about, and the author makes it possible so even the young can enjoy it.