But the war comes to them. British soldiers and Iroquois attack. Samuel's parents are taken away, prisoners. Samuel follows, hiding, moving silently, determined to find a way to rescue them. Each day he confronts the enemy, and the tragedy and horror of this war. But he also discovers allies, men and women working secretly for the patriot cause. And he learns that he must go deep into enemy territory to find his parents: all the way to the British headquarters, New York City.

After the long journey from England, Ellis arrives in America full of hope. James Fort is where a better life will begin for her: where she will work as an indentured servant to Henry Collins and his pregnant wife, gain financial security, and fall deeply in love with bold, glorious Jane Eddowes.

But as summer turns to fall, Ellis begins to notice the cracks in this new life--the viciousness of the colonists toward the Indigenous people and the terrifying anger Henry uses to control his wife and Ellis--leaving her to wonder if she has sentenced herself to a prison rather than a new home.

Then winter arrives and hunger grips the Fort. Ellis is about to learn that people will do whatever it takes to survive.

To the Bone is a riveting story of survival and horror that forcefully overturns the mythos of the American settler. It will stay with you, forever.

A New York Times Bestseller

Fans of dark fairy-tales like The Hazel Wood and The Cruel Prince will relish this atmospheric and absorbing book based on Guillermo del Toro's critically acclaimed movie.

Oscar winning writer-director Guillermo del Toro and bestselling author Cornelia Funke have come together to transform del Toro's hit movie Pan's Labyrinth into an epic and dark fantasy novel for readers of all ages, complete with haunting illustrations and enchanting short stories that flesh out the folklore of this fascinating world.

This spellbinding tale takes readers to a sinister, magical, and war-torn world filled with richly drawn characters like trickster fauns, murderous soldiers, child-eating monsters, courageous rebels, and a long-lost princess hoping to be reunited with her family.

A brilliant collaboration between masterful storytellers that's not to be missed.

Perfectly unsettling and deeply felt, this reminded me of the best kind of fairytales wherein each chapter is a jewel that, when held up to the light, reframes how we see the world around us. --Roshani Chokshi, New York Times bestselling author of The Star-Touched Queen and Aru Shah and the End of Time

A fearless and moving adaption of the film, and a gorgeously written, emotional, frightening parable about the courage of young women amid the brutality of war. --Michael Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Gone

Based on true events. Etienne's story continues in America in 1663 as he must chart his course through a dangerous New World.

A double wedding is interrupted with news of a Native American attack on the Dutch settlement of Wiltwyck. Women and children were taken hostage and a nearby village was burned to the ground. The whole colony is now preparing for war and his Native American friends have not returned. Were they involved? Etienne will have to choose sides. Will he protect his new friends or defend his community? Both choices demand great sacrifice and risk the lives of those he loves. His life will never be the same again.

Etienne Gayneau settled New Harlem in 1663 with his family to build a new life in an untamed world. This is the story of one boy's struggle to survive and protect those he loves.

Etienne Gayneau doesn't understand why the native peoples and colonists can't get along in this land of abundant resources and opportunity. As war erupts between his Old World religious community and his New World friends, Etienne must find a way to end the violence, while protecting those he loves on both sides of the dispute.

Etienne must learn to survive in this dangerous, exotic new world. He will learn new skills from his Native American friends and establish new friendships a with old enemies. But just as everything seems to be going so well, conflict threatens to destroy it all! Will Etienne find a way to save his friends and fulfill his own destiny?

Young Octavian is being raised by a group of rational philosophers known only by numbers -- but it is only after he opens a forbidden door that learns the hideous nature of their experiments, and his own chilling role them. Set in Revolutionary Boston, M. T. Anderson's mesmerizing novel takes place at a time when Patriots battled to win liberty while African slaves were entreated to risk their lives for a freedom they would never claim. The first of two parts, this deeply provocative novel reimagines past as an eerie place that has startling resonance for readers today.

The Palmetto Patriot is a fictional character (Samuel Huger) placed as an aide and observer among four very real players in the long and difficult struggle for American independence. Alexander Hamilton, the Marquis de Lafayette and John Laurens, who were sometimes referred to as my three sons by George Washington, and a little understood military leader in South Carolina named Francis Marion, who was colorfully called The Swamp Fox by his British adversaries, are the pivotal characters in The Southern Strategy, the British plan of 1779-1781 for South Carolina. Having reached a stalemate with General Washington in the north, British General Clinton sent his fleet and army south in 1779. The plan was to take Savannah and Charleston, march north through the Carolinas and Virginia and trap Washington. With historically accurate recounting of the movements and battles, author Lee informs and entertains readers young and old with the successes and failures experienced by the British, French and American forces during this phase of the Revolutionary War.

Venture into the untamed heart of 1840s North Texas with Philip, a young homesteader facing the challenges of a raw and unpredictable land. In this captivating installment of James Otis's celebrated series, readers are introduced to a world where families stake their claim and defend it against nature's wrath, from devastating floods to ferocious wild boar attacks. As Philip's family weaves their story raising sheep and navigating complex dealings with suspected smugglers, the looming shadows of events leading to the Mexican-American War stir in the background.

With a heartfelt portrayal of the trials and tribulations of an American pioneer family, Otis crafts a narrative filled with personality, passion, and historical depth. Let Philip's tale whisk you away to a time of courage, determination, and ever-present adventure.

Salem, Massachusetts - 1692

Thomas is marked as an outcast the moment he steps off the ship from England. As a Quaker, he's outnumbered and distrusted by Salem's Puritans. And as an orphan without any useful skills, he has nowhere to live and no way to earn his keep. In a stroke of luck--perhaps good, perhaps not--he's taken in by the aged widow Prudence Blevins, who's rumored to be a witch.

Patience has tried all her life to be a good Puritan--obedient to God and to her elders--and all her life, she has come up short. But her orderly world is upended when her younger sister, Abigail, falls victim to a mysterious affliction. The same torments have stricken other Salem girls, who claim they're being bewitched by servants of the Devil. Soon the girls, including Abigail, begin accusing neighbors of witchcraft.

As the community becomes consumed by suspicion and fear, Thomas and Patience search for the truth. To protect those they care about, they will have to question everything they think they know: their faiths, their loyalties, and their places in Salem.

Trust. Honor. Ambition. Betrayal.

When the guns fall silent on April 19, 1775, Whitley Endicott is elbows deep in blood. Haunted by the ghosts of those who died for the cause, the young surgeon is determined to save lives and free the spirits of the dead. The only obstacle: she isn't a man.

Men's clothes conceal her gender but can't hide her skills, which earn her a place of trust at Fort Ticonderoga as the American Revolution unfolds. Officers and soldiers alike recognize her innate sense of honor, entrusting her with their lives--and their secrets. When her twin brother and best friend confide in her, Whitley seeks to protect them from any who would do them harm.

American ambition marches the fledgling army into Canada as winter descends, and Whitley strives to keep the soldiers alive despite supply shortages, starvation, and smallpox. Worried her smallest mistake might betray her true identity or endanger those she loves, Whitley must ask herself, who is worthy of trust?

Award-winning historical fiction authors Jenny L. Cote and Libby McNamee hosted Epic Patriot Camp 2022 with twenty-five campers aged 10-19 from fourteen states, D.C. and one from Australia. These epic young people assumed the identity of and researched a Patriot, Loyalist or French Revolutionary character to answer three questions:

• How did the American Revolution come to my doorstep?
• How did I get involved in the American Revolution?
• What's my story in 1776?

The point of camp is to encourage the next generation to learn America's epic history and to tell the story for generations to come. We taught them how crucial it is to get the research right, and to thoroughly study the good, the bad, and the ugly of history. We also taught them how to make history come alive by relaying the facts with fictional fun.

This is their story, told in their words.

*Abigail Adams *John Adams *Beaumarchais *Silas Deane *Benjamin Franklin *Nathanael Greene *Patrick Henry *Thomas Jefferson *Henry Knox *Lafayette *Charles Lee *Thomas Paine *Israel Putnam *King Louis XVI *Joseph Plumb Martin *George Washington *Martha Washington *Sir Guy Carleton *Sir Henry Clinton *Lord Charles Cornwallis *Lord Dunmore *Admiral Richard Howe *General William Howe *King George III *Banastre Tarleton

An independent-minded young maid tells the story of social-climber Peggy Shippen and how she influenced Benedict Arnold's betrayal of the Patriot forces. Revolutionary Philadelphia is brought to life as Becca seeks to find her missing pieces while exploring the complicated issues of the war between the impoverished independence men and the decadent British Tories. This tale of treachery comes alive under [Rinaldi's] pen.--Kirkus Reviews

Kidnapped from her home in Senegal and sold as a slave in 1761, a young girl is purchased by the wealthy Wheatley family in Boston. Phillis Wheatley--as she comes to be known--has an eager mind and it leads her on an unusual path for a slave--she becomes America's first published black poet. Strong characterization and perceptive realism mark this thoughtful portrayal.--Booklist

2020 INDEPENDENT BOOK AWARDS WINNER - BEST SERIES

2015 FLORIDA AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS PRESIDENT'S BOOK AWARDS WINNER - BEST HISTORICAL FICTION GOLD

2018 AFRO AMERICAN HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL BOOK AWARDS WINNER - ADULT HISTORICAL FICTION

2018 AFRO AMERICAN HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL BOOK AWARDS WINNER - YOUNG ADULT FICTION

A SERIES FOR ALL AGES.

Torn from their homeland in Africa by brutal slave traders Margaret and John are shipped four thousand miles away to the silver mines of Mexico. Unexpectedly, the slaver is pirated at sea and the Calvinist Reverend turned Privateer, Captain Jope, takes Margaret and John to the shores of Virginia instead. Based on exhaustive genealogical and historical research, this epic novel traces the fate of the passengers on what has since become known as the Black Mayflower. Margaret and John brave disease, Indian attacks, and political intrigue in England and America, as they are among the first Africans to settle in Virginia, long before slavery became institutionalized there. Set against the backdrop of warfare between Spain and England and the power struggles within the Virginia Company in London and Jamestown, Margaret and John's journey to freedom is a powerful saga of courage and survival at the dawn of America's history.

An action-packed novel that doubles as a history lesson.

The King's Broad Arrow tells two stories of transformation. The first is that of Sam Nevens, a boy reluctant to be swept away by the revolutionary fervor taking over the colonies in 1775. Sam is outwardly skeptical of his responsibility to fight and inwardly doubtful of his own courage. He is tested and transformed by a remarkable journey which includes: being trapped on a British prison ship; hiding out in occupied Boston; joining Paul Revere in a search for gunpowder for the Continental Army; helping Thomas Paine print American Crisis; engaging in philosophical discussions with George Washington; meeting a beautiful Loyalist spy, and fighting alongside Alexander Hamilton. By the end of his journey, Sam has grown into a young man confident in himself and his devotion to the Revolution.

Sam's story mirrors the second transformation - that of the colonies as a whole. Like Sam, Americans began the war unsure of their ability to stand up against the most powerful country in the world. With doubts about the validity of their cause and the feasibility of creating a country independent of England, they nonetheless persevered in building a nation based on the untested concepts of meritocracy and self-government. With fascinating historical details and enthralling adventure, The King's Broad Arrow shows how the power of ideas, for both individuals and a nation, changed the way they saw themselves. A story that began with an army of ragtag rebels fighting an unwinnable war grew into one of audacious heroes - soldiers and citizens, creating a country unlike any the world had ever known.

2017 FLORIDA AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS PRESIDENT'S BOOK AWARDS WINNER

2018 AFRO AMERICAN HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL BOOK AWARDS WINNER - ADULT HISTORICAL FICTION

2018 AFRO AMERICAN HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL BOOK AWARDS WINNER - YOUNG ADULT FICTION

2020 INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS BOOK AWARD WINNER - BEST SERIES

A SERIES FOR ALL AGES...

Based on exhaustive genealogical and historical research, this epic series traces the fate of the first Africans to arrive in Virginia in 1619, on what since has become known as the Black Mayflower.

The Saga Continues... As Margaret and John continue to brave a new world - they witness the ever-advancing political corruption of the English Aristocracy. From Merchant's Row on the shores of the James River to the twisted truths on the high seas, they learn to navigate the ever-rising rough waters of the first English Colony of Virginia. As the tides change, Margaret and John wonder if they will be prepared for the fight of their lives. A fight for their Freedom against the rising tide of slavery

Venture to the New World's burgeoning landscapes with Stephen, a young Quaker boy journeying from London's confines to the promising shores charted by William Penn. As Stephen and his fellow settlers lay the foundations for what will blossom into the iconic city of Philadelphia, James Otis skillfully unveils the intricate tapestry of early colonial life. Beyond the settlers' remarkable industry and resourcefulness, the story delves deep into the complex web of religious and political tensions.

Witness the Quakers' unwavering commitment to peace and equality, even as they navigate the often challenging relationships with other colonists. Join Stephen's journey and experience the forging of a city, the challenges of faith, and the birth of a community destined for greatness.