Great Episodes Books in Order
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The Great Episodes series, authored by Ann Rinaldi and published between 1971 and 2001, presents historical fiction centered on young protagonists navigating pivotal moments in American history. Set during the Revolutionary War and earlier colonial periods, the series explores themes of conflict, identity, and cultural encounter through the experiences of its characters. Each book focuses on personal struggles against the backdrop of historical events, offering insights into the human dimensions of historical change.
Publication order
In the order the books were originally released.
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Buy on Amazon1971 · Taylor, Theodore
This book examines, from both the American and Japanese points of view, the political and military events leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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Buy on AmazonBehind rebel lines : the incredible story of Emma Edmonds, Civil War spy
1988 · Seymour Reit
The book recounts the story of a Canadian woman who disguised herself as a man and slipped behind Confederate lines to spy for the Union army. It…
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Buy on Amazon1989 · Dorothea Jensen
Lars Olafson's move to a farm near Valley Forge brings him friendship with the ghost of an eighteenth-century ancestor who recounts his adventures…
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Buy on Amazon1990 · Seymour Reit
During the bitter winter of 1775-76, Colonel Henry Knox and his younger brother Will, both of the Continental Army, grow frustrated with the British…
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Buy on Amazon1990 · Kristiana Gregory
In the middle of the nineteenth century, twelve-year-old Jimmy leaves his Mormon family in Utah and ends up living with the Shoshoni Indians as the…
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Buy on Amazon1991 · Ann Rinaldi
A Ride Into Morning is a novel by Ann Rinaldi. When unrest spreads at the Revolutionary War camp in Morristown, New Jersey, under the command of…
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Buy on Amazon1992 · Kristiana Gregory
This is a novelization of twenty-two-year-old photographer Edith Irvine's experiences in the aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, told…
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Buy on Amazon1992 · Ann Rinaldi
While waiting for a church meeting in 1706, Susanna English, daughter of a wealthy Salem merchant, recalls the malice, fear, and accusations of…
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Buy on Amazon1993 · Ann Rinaldi
Fourteen-year-old Rachel Marsh, an indentured servant in the Boston household of John and Abigail Adams, is caught up in the colonists' unrest that…
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Buy on Amazon1995 · Jackie French Koller
Sixteen-year-old Rebekah joins her missionary father in the New World in the 1630s and, after being introduced to Indian culture, begins to question…
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Buy on Amazon1995 · Ann Rinaldi
The book presents a fictionalized account of Paul Revere's daughter, who recounts her father's "rides" and the network of intelligence among patriot…
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Buy on AmazonHang a thousand trees with ribbons
1996 · Ann Rinaldi
A fictionalized biography of the eighteenth-century African woman who, as a child, was brought to New England to be a slave, and after publishing her…
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Buy on Amazon1997 · Ann Rinaldi
Fourteen-year-old Emily Pigbush suspects her uncle is involved in body snatching. At the same time, her best friend's family is accused of plotting…
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Buy on Amazon1998 · Ann Rinaldi
In 1780, in South Carolina, fourteen-year-old Caroline experiences the devastating effects of the Revolutionary War on her family and community. As…
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Buy on Amazon1999 · Ann Rinaldi
In the 1880s, young Fanny McCoy witnesses the growth of a terrible and violent feud between her Kentucky family and the West Virginia Hatfields, a…
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Buy on Amazon2003 · Ann Rinaldi
Patrick Henry keeps a secret: his wife Sarah, slowly losing her mind, hidden in the cellar as a danger to herself and her children. Daughter Anne has…
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Buy on Amazon2008 · Ann Rinaldi
In Missouri in 1863, twelve-year-old Juliet Bradshaw learns to rely on herself and her brother, a captain with Quantrill's Raiders, as she sees her…
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Companion & related books
Related titles and editions that sit outside the main numbered order.
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Buy on AmazonYear unknown · William Lavender
Lady Jane, orphaned daughter of an English earl, arrives in Charlestown, South Carolina, in 1776 amid the Revolutionary War. She finds herself caught…
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Buy on AmazonYear unknown · Ann Rinaldi
In 1878, after her mother's death on the way West, thirteen-year-old Lizzy Enders is left by her father at a convent school in Santa Fe, where she…
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Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the Great Episodes books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with “Air raid--Pearl Harbor!”. Start with “Air raid--Pearl Harbor!.”
How many books are in the Great Episodes series?
We list 20 books by Ann Rinaldi , published between 1971–2008.
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