Sam the Minuteman
by Nathaniel Benchley
As the Revolutionary War begins, a father and son must fight to defend their liberty.
The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses
by Paul Goble
A young American Indian Girl realizes her dream to live free among the horses she loves.
Paul Revere's Ride
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
A patriot races to warn his countrymen of danger at the onset of the American Revolution
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
by Beatrix Potter
A little rabbit tests the limits of his freedom.
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The House of Dies Drear
by Virginia Hamilton
A ghostly mystery surrounds a house that was a way station on the Underground Railroad.
Ben and Me
by Robert Lawson
Benjamin Franklin's times and achievements are recounted by his mouse, Amos.
To Be a Slave
by Julius Lester
Men and women who endured slavery provide powerful testimony of life without freedom.
The Chronicles of Narnia
by C.S. Lewis
These stories of an imaginary land convey lessons about the struggle against oppression.
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Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury
A man discovers the liverating power of the written word.
Across Five Aprils
by Irene Hunt
One boy comes of age as his brothers fight on opposing sides in the Civil War.
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
by Elizabeth George Speare
A teenage girl clashes with the way of life in Colonial Connecticut.
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Miracle at Philadelphia
by Catherine Drinker Bowen
Remarkable people and powerful ideas come together to creat the Constitution.
My Ántonia
by Willa Cather
An independent woman shows the strength of the immigrants who settled the Great Plains.
Animal Farm
by George Orwell
In this cautionary tale, absolute power destroys the promise of an animal revolution.
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
by Alexander Solzhenitsyn
The inmates of a Soviet camp for political prisoners struggle to survive.
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