HIT: US history novels for h.s. students with poor reading skills

[Rena Deutsch <renadeutsch@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>]

This is an embarrassingly late HIT for a query I had back in the fall
(Sorry, I really thought I had posted the HIT already) Thanks to everyone
who sent on suggestions.

I asked for US history titles -- pre-revolutionary war period -- for really
poor readers.
Here's what I got.

Title suggestions:
Guests by Michael Dorris
Courage of Sarah Noble, Dalgliesh
George Washington's Socks - Woodruff
Indian Captive is a good choice.
Johnny Tremain
Sign of the Beaver - Speare


Author suggestions:
James Collier
Ann Rinaldi
Conrad Richter (The Light in the Forest, etc.)
Michael Dorris

Series suggestions:
Dear America series (female characters)
My Name is America (male characters)
“ These are diary-format novels by terrific children's and YA authors. They
are small (less
intimidating for lower-level kids), but they don't look too babyish. The
writing is quite
good, and they cover just about every period of American history, from the
Mayflower to the
Great Migration. I use them with grades 3-8, depending on the reader”

bibliographic tools suggestions:

America in Historical Fiction: A bibliographic guide" gives over 280 pages
of suggestions.
Written by Vandelia L. VanMeter from Libraries Unlimited, 1997.

American Historical Fiction, an Annotated Guide to Novels for Adults and
young Adults by Lynda G. Adamson from Oryx Press ISBN 1-57356-067-7

Rena Deutsch, Librarian
High School for the Humanities
New York, NY
renadeutsch@worldnet.att.net

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