The revolutionary war diary of abigail jane stewart, valley. Non fiction 2nd edition scholastic guided reading program. Asked in books and literature are dear america books good. The revolutionary war diary of abigail jane stewart, valley forge, pennsylvania, 1777 dear america the dear america series presents premier historical fiction for elementary and middle school girls. Hardship is a constant companion for soldiers and citizens alike throughout the winter, and in her diary, abby pieces together the beauty, pain, and blessings of this long, revolutionary winter. The revolutionary war diary of abigail jane stewart, valley forge, pennsylvania, 1777 dear america gregory, kristiana on. Dear america teleplay so far from home carl binder 50 v na biography thunder from the sea jeff weigel 50 v na historical fiction unexpected world of nature, the david reisman 50 v na informational at ellis island louise peacock 60 w na informational text national geographic kids baby mammoth mummy frozen in time. The book is part of a series of teenage girls coming of age during different parts of american history. The book follows 11yearold abigail jane stewart and her family as general george washington prepares his troops to fight the british. Scholastic inc library binding edition september 1. The revolutionary war diary of abigail jane stewart is a dear america book by kristiana gregory. Prekk, 12, 35 featuring branches series like boris by andrew joyner, notebook of doom by troy cummings, lotus lane by kyla may, and princess pink by noah z.
Dear america book list in publication order, reading level information. Margaret stohl lexile level estimated 615 dear america by kathryn lasky, kristiana gregory, barry denenberg, et al. Download printable level book labels for maryruth books. The revolutionary war diary of abigail jane stewart, valley forge, pennsylvania. Scholastic teachables browse all worksheets, resources, printables, and more for the classroom. Looking for american history readers for 5th grade and up. Orphan elizabeth somerss malevolent aunt and uncle ship her off. The i survived series and related book suggestions. Cannons at dawn was published in may 2011, also making it the third new book in the series relaunch. What is the genre of the dear america series answers.
General george washington is leading the continental soldiers into their winter encampment at valley forge, pa. Dear danny and maryruth books, thank you for making my reading recovery students fall in love with reading. The dear america living books are written as diaries by young girls from various time periods. Danny, norman, bee and abby have played a big part in inspiring my young readers to become lifelong readers. Use the lexile database to search by lexile level, title, or subject to find books your child will enjoy and be able to read without becoming discouraged at his or her reading achievement. Guided reading, lexile measure, grade level equivalent, dra level. Distribute books, literature circle text packets and text vocabulary lists. Originally posted on the winter of red snow dear america. The goal is to become a strongerhigher scorer at each assessment point, and to also give the student an opportunity to be assessed in fiction and nonfiction at the 40 andor 50.
Adadult directed, ncnonconforming, igillustrated guide ya classics title author lexile lexile code call number my antonia cather, willa 1010 ya cla cat siddhartha hesse, herman 1010 ya cla hes heart of. We have read all of the dear america and my america series. Abigail jane stewart returns in this brandnew sequel to the winter of red snow. Dear america book list in publication order kids book series. The winter of red snow dear america kindle edition by.
If you have read all of the books currently available in this series or are looking for more books about. Kristiana gregory is the bestselling author of many dear america titles, including the winter of red snow and its followup, cannons at dawn. Yes there is a dear america winter of red snow movie. If it were up to them, theyd only choose danny books. The winter of red snow nc kids digital library overdrive. The winter of red snow discussion guide a discussion guide to the winter of red snow. An overview of lexile framework for reading measurements. A sixth grade teacher noticed that her students had read and enjoyed several books in the dear america series, a group of simulated journals describing the lives of fictional children in several historical periods. Nonfiction dra2 options are available for levels 16, 28, 38, 40, 50. The series was cancelled in 2004 with its final release, hear my sorrow. Critically acclaimed author kristiana gregorys awardwinning the winter of red snow is now back in print with a gorgeous new package. Chicago turabian humanities citation style guide gregory, kristiana, the winter of red snow. Through diary entries, 11yearold abby stewart, whose family lives near valley forge, records what it must have been like to live among the soldiers, along with the myriad emotions that a young girl.
Abbys life with her family is quickly upended when they are awakened by the. If there are additional titles from this series that you would like added. And then there is the royal diaries which are books about history all around the world. Cannons at dawn king county library system overdrive. See more ideas about dear america books, books and books to read. The revolutionary war diary of abigail jane stewart, valley forge, pennsylvania, 1777 dear america hardcover september 1, 1996 by. The teacher encouraged the students to use those books as. Complete list of kids book series currently in our database sorted by lexile reading level. The book covers the goingson of abigails family during the rest of the revolutionary war. Located near the top of our book search tool, you can quickly find a books lexile measure by entering a books title, author or isbn. Lexile reading level chart by grade scholastic parents. Lexile measures evaluate both the ability of the reader and the difficulty of the reading material on the same scale. They also love getting on facebook to see new pictures and videos.
Description from the winter of 1779 until 1781, abigail stewart and her family follow the path of her fathers continental army unit after their valley forge home burns down, enduring harsh winters and scarce food, and narrowly escaping danger time and again. The winter of red snow, by kristina gregory distribute books, literature circle text packets and text vocabulary lists. Branches early chapter books discussion guide pdf version grades. Dear america books listed by time period to use in your history studies. Above are dear america series books that are currently on. Dear america book list in publication order, reading level information, appropriate reading age range. The winter of red snow navy general library program. Scholastic teachables formerly scholastic printables.
For more information on the i survived series check out the scholastics webpage dedicated to the series. Learn more about the winter of red snow in the nc kids digital library digital collection. A part of the dear america series, this particular book focuses on the revolutionary war. Students, teachers, parents, and librarians can search in english or spanish using criteria such as atos book level or a lexile measure, interest level, title, author, fictionnonfiction, subject, awardwinners, state lists, ccss exemplars, and more. Omakayas, a 7year old native american girl of the ojibwa tribe, lives through the joys of summer and the perils of winter on an island in lake superior in 1847. The revolutionary war toils on, but the stewart family can no longer avoid getting involved. Chickadee winter, watkins, dawn, 1999, 9781579242732, 560. Each book is written in the form of a diary of a young womans life during important events or time periods in american history. Similar to the reading framework, the listening framework is a scientific approach to measuring both students listening ability and complexity of audio materials on the same lexile developmental scale. Dear america is a series of historical fiction novels for older girls published by scholastic in 1996. However, i very early on ran out of new war books to offer to john. Instead, i began to suggest historical fiction books about the various u. The revolutionary war diary of abigail jane stewart, valley forge, pennsylvania, 17771778.
The diary of abigail jane stewart, valley forge, pennsylvania, 1777. The winter of red snow was the first and only dear america book to receive a sequel. The winter of red snow dear america by kristiana gregory sep 1, 2010. Also, if you have new recommendations for american history readers covering the time period i mentioned above, i would love if you could share them in your comment as well. If you have a child 5th grade and up who has read any of the books i listed, please let me know their ages and whether or not they enjoyed the books. The revolutionary war diary of abigail jane stewart, valley forge, pennsylvania, 1777 by kristiana gregory book 2 of the dear america series. Kristiana gregory returns with a stunning new sequel to the bestselling dear america title the winter of red snow.
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