The Young Adult Historical Fiction Society discussion

I read this book probably around 15 years ago, give or take a few (at the time I read it I think it was already fairly old). Its about a girl, who I think was named something like Darcy. The Revolutionary war was just starting. Her mother had died years before, so her dad just treated her like one of his sons. One day, at a trading post? she and her brothers met a young man who was in the army (lieutenant?) and got her bro.s interested in joining. He kind od made fun of her for dressing like a boy. Her spinster aunt came to visit and was horrified at her manners, and her dress and decided to teach her how to be a lady. One of her cousins came as well and they taught her to ride side saddle, and run the plantation, dance, ect. and she hated everything. Her brothers joined the army and she kinda started like the lieut. Close to the end, there was a scare about the british coming, and had to do with the plantation and all her learning came in handy and she saved the day. They had a ball then, and the lieut. was there.

I don't know what the book is, but maybe someone else will. Good luck. :)

In case you don't get a reply, this group might be able to help you out. The entire purpose of the group is to help people find books they can't remember.

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Is it 'journey into war'? I haven't actually read it but I've got it at home with all of my other books on my list to read! It's sound like what your describing except her names Janey. Hope this helped sorry if its too late, I'm new to goodreads so I'm just looking around. Again, I hope it helped. :)

No, I don't think so. It sounds interesting tho.

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I compiled a list of all the Middle Grades and YA Revolutionary War books I've read or had recommended to me.

Raid at Red Mill by Mary McGahan, Ned Butterfiel

First Heroes for Freedom by Marcia Bjerregaard, Marty Jones

Adventure on the Wilderness Road, 1775 by Laurie Lawlor

Phoebe and the General by Judith Berry Griffin

Touchmark by Mildred Lawrence

Summer of the burning by Frances Duncombe

Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson -- slavery/New York

Saratoga Secret by Betsy Sterman

The Trouble with Tea and Path to Punishment by Jeanette E. Alsheimer and Patricia J. Friedle

The Grist Mill Secret by Lillie V. Albrecht

Hannah Pritchard: Pirate of the Revolution by Bonnie Pryor

Toliver's Secret by Esther Wood Brady

Storyteller by Patricia Reilly Giff

Rebecca's War by Ann Finlayson

Young Americans Colonial Williamsburg series by Joan Lowery Nixon

The Adventures of the American Revolution series

The Winter of Red Snow: The Revolutionary War Diary of Abigail Jane Stewart, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, 1777

Love Thy Neighbor: The Tory Diary of Prudence Emerson, Greenmarsh, Massachusetts, 1774

Betrayal at Cross Creek by Kathleen Ernst

Great list, QNPoorBear

I looked at these books, and none of them sound like the one that I'm looking for. :(

Was it an old book or a recently published book? Do you remember what it looked like? Have you tried asking a reference librarian?

It was an old book. I've asked my librarian, but she doesn't really remember anything. I guess I could try again.

I've been on a hunt for this again. I know that I read this book around the same time that I read Simba of the White Mane, and Dark Sunshine (those are just ones that stick in my mine). Both were published before 1970, and this book, just seems to stick in with that publishing time.