Ann Rinaldis Historical Fiction
Explore Ann Rinaldi's captivating historical fiction books. Discover her acclaimed novels that bring history to life with rich storytelling and vivid characters.
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A Ride Into Morning
by Ann Rinaldi
Historical fiction full of intrigue, adventure, and heartbreak.
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An Acquaintance with Darkness
by Ann Rinaldi
Fourteen-year-old Emily Pigbush suspects that her uncle, a respected physician, is involved in body snatching.
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Or Give Me Death
by Ann Rinaldi
With their father away most of the time advocating independence for the American colonies, the children of Patrick Henry try to raise themselves, manage the family plantation, and care for their mentally ill mother. 12,000 first printing.
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Broken Days
by Ann Rinaldi
The second page-turning installment of award-winning historical-fiction author Ann Rinaldi's QUILT TRILOGY. "A definite plus for any historical fiction collection." - VOYA When her mother died, she told 14-year-old Walking Breeze to seek out her family-the Chelmsfords of Salem. She will find solace there. But Ebie Chelmsford has other ideas. Ebie knows that her half-Shawnee "cousin" will take her place as grandfather's favorite. And Ebie will do anything to stop that--even trying to prove that the girl is an imposter... Ebie thinks Walking Breeze is destroying the home Aunt Hannah has fought to keep together. But it's Ebie's actions, ultimately, that risk tearing apart the Chelmsford family, like the tattered threads of the family quilt.
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A Stitch in Time
by Ann Rinaldi
Hannah is the strong one. The one who cares for her brothers and sisters; the one who's kept the family together. But now, everything is changing. Her father is more distant, and her siblings are starting lives of their own. That's when Hannah decides to make a quilt. A quilt of fabrics from people who are special to the family; people they trust. And when the sisters are separated, Hannah makes sure they each have a piece of the quilt. The quilt she hopes will bring her family together again.
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The Blue Door
by Ann Rinaldi
The final handcrafted installment by award-winning author Ann Rinaldi. "Whether they've covered the previous books or not, readers will enjoy this rip-roaring tale of adventure and suspense."-Kirkus Amanda Videau had no idea what adventures she'd find on the journey North. But she never expected this… After witnessing a crime, she goes into hiding, disguising herself as a worker in her great-grandfather's textile mill. For the first time in her life, Amanda must work to survive. And that means experiencing the horrible working conditions of the mill firsthand. Now, as Amanda fights for her newfound rights, she must also try to heal generations of deep Chelmsford family wounds. And that means facing the man behind the blue door--the man who tore apart the family quilt so many years ago.
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In My Father's House
by Ann Rinaldi
For two sisters growing up surrounded by the Civil War, there is conflict both outside and inside their house.
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The Coffin Quilt
by 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, complicated by her older sister Roseanna's romance with a Hatfield.
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Millicent's Gift
by Ann Rinaldi
Like all her brothers and sisters, Millicent has received a special gift from her magical family, but she quickly learns that a gift can also be a burden.
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Sarah's Ground
by Ann Rinaldi
Based on a true story, this tour de force tells the story of Sarah Tracy, whoin 1861 yearned to be independent and was determined to oversee Mount Vernon, the beloved, although dilapidated, home of George Washington. 5 1/2 x8 1/4.
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The Second Bend in the River
by Ann Rinaldi
In 1798 Rebecca, a young settler in the Ohio territory, meets the Shawnee chief called Tecumseh whom she grows to love and then must choose a future on her family homestead or one with the man she loves. Reprint.
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The Last Silk Dress
by Ann Rinaldi
High-spirited, beautiful Susan Chilmark, fourteen, vows to do something meaningful to support the Confederacy during the Civil War. Despite the wishes of her mother, Susan and her best friend, Connie, collect silk dresses from all the ladies of Richmond to make a balloon that will be used to spy on the Yankees. But the issues behind the war aren't as obvious as Susan thinks. When she meets her dashing, scandalous older brother and discovers why he was banished from the family, Susan unlocks a Pandora's box of secrets that forces her to rethink and challenge the very system she was born into. Does she have the courage to do what is right even though it may hurt the ones she loves?
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The Color of Fire
by Ann Rinaldi
Set in 1741 New York City, this hypnotic tale, drawn from an obscure slice of American history, delves into topical issues, where a culture of fear creates a hunger for a scapegoat, and a mob mentality results in the tragic deaths of innocents.
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Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons
by Ann Rinaldi
In a fictionalized account of the life of America's first published Black poet, Phillis Wheatley goes from being a slave in eighteenth-century Boston to the toast of London society. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults. Reissue.