Young Patriots

Written by Marcella Anderson and Elizabeth Volstadt, the very highly recommended short stories anthologized in Young Patriots focus on the experienced boys and girls had as they lived through and participated in the American Revolution. Organized into section (The Road to War; Hostilities Begin; The Revolution in the North; The Revolution in the South; A new Country is Born) and chronologically presented, these tales of young heroism begin with "Polly and the Boston Tea Party" (December 1773) and continue through to "Learning from the President" (April 1789). Brief introductions to each story provides historical backgrounds. Also of note is a time line and suggestions for further reading.