Elizabeth McDavid Jones
Author
Series
History mysteries volume 3
Publisher
Pleasant Co. Publications
Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 5
Description
In 1918, caring for her family's homing pigeons while her father is away fighting in World War I, twelve-year-old Pam comes to suspect that a mysterious stranger in her small North Carolina town is a German spy.
Author
Series
History mysteries volume 9
Publisher
Pleasant Company Publications
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 4
Description
In 1865, while helping her family keep their Virginia farm going through the end of the Civil War, twelve-year-old Cassie meets a Confederate deserter and a Yankee prisoner of war and tries to discover who has been stealing from the farm.
Author
Series
History mysteries volume 15
Publisher
Pleasant Co. Publications
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 6
Description
In 1724, twelve-year-old Rachel and her friend Sally discover a pirates' hiding place on a deserted island near Charles Town, South Carolina, and they suspect it may be connected to the woman who will soon become Rachel's stepmother.
Author
Series
History mysteries volume 21
Publisher
Pleasant Co. Pub
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 5
Description
In the late nineteenth century, Rhoda investigates a wrecker that may be luring ships to destruction on the Virginia barrier island where her father is Keeper of a U.S. Lifesaving Station. Includes historical notes on the United States Life-Saving Service.
Author
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 4
Description
In the summer of 1935, twelve-year-old Kit Kittredge's dog Grace mysteriously vanishes and Kit tries to figure out who took her and why. Includes information about pets and dog shows during the Great Depression.
Author
Publisher
American Girl Pub
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 4
Description
In 1776, eleven-year-old Felicity runs the household while her mother and siblings are away, but is distracted by her horse's ill health, two strangers in town, and the fear that a box of family heirlooms is haunted. Includes historical information about life in colonial Williamsburg.
Author
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 4
Description
In 1776, eleven-year-old Felicity suspects that an amateur naturalist visiting her family's Virginia plantation may actually be a British spy mapping Patriot plantations in advance of British raids. Includes historical information about the Revolutionary War.