connecticut

After thirteen-year-old Cody and his father, an undercover agent, are nearly killed, Cody moves in with his aunt in Connecticut, where he is helped with his adjustment to the trials of attending public school for the first time and investigating a threat in nearby woods by a wounded Iraq War veteran.

Describes the history of the Connecticut colony and the daily lives of its people, covering its Native American tribes, the European settlers, early challenges, the Revolution, and statehood, and includes a recipe, activity, time line, glossary, and further reading list.

In 1774, twelve-year-old Jonah becomes a pupil of Nathan Hale, who inspires him to question his beliefs about the impending revolution, and two years later, Jonah makes a decision that leads to Nathan's execution.

Presents a study of the history of Connecticut from 1633 to 1776 and discusses European colonization and early explorers, relationship with Native Americans and the Pequot War, rebellion against British rule, and important persons such as Nathan Hale and Benedict Arnold.

Chronicles the history of the Connecticut colony from the arrival of the Europeans to the creation of the United States, and includes color illustrations, details on the colony's founding fathers, a time line, a glossary, and a further resource list.

Discusses the history of Connecticut prior to its becoming a colony and after colonization. Describes life in the colony, its involvement in the American Revolutionary War, and post-war social, economic, and political changes.

As fifteen-year-old Pemba adjusts to leaving her Brooklyn, New York, home for small-town Connecticut, a history researcher helps her understand the paranormal experiences drawing her into the life of a girl who was once a slave in her house.

When a girl she had met at an inner-city church is murdered, fifteen-year-old Macey channels her grief into a school project that leads her to uncover prejudice she had not imagined in her grandparents and their wealthy Connecticut community.

While his mother and father help a family of African refugees, Jared learns that the people he counts on for doing good deeds are not always praiseworthy and is faced with a decision which may have implications for all.

Presents the memoirs of Joseph Plumb Martin, a fifteen-year-old boy who enlisted in the revolutionary army in 1776, fighting under Washington, wintering at Valley Forge, and staying in the fight until the end of the war in 1783.