4TH OF JULY

 

On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was approved by the Continental Congress which set the 13 colonies on the path to freedom as their own nation.  The 4th has become a day to celebrate America as well as a day to spend with family and friends.

If you are interested in learning more about Independence Day, take a look at this website:
http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Independence-Day.shtml

Looking for some 4th of July related reads?  Check out some of the titles listed below.

Adult Fiction and Nonfiction:
4th of July by James Patterson
Independence Day by Richard Ford
Exit Wounds by J.A. Jance
The Founding Fathers' Guide to the Constitution by Brion McClanahan
Something That Will Surprise the World: the Essential Writings of the Founding Fathers edited by Susan Dunn
The Hornet's Nest: a Novel of the Revolutionary War by Jimmy Carter
New York by Edward Rutherfurd
American Revolution by Gordon Wood
Liberty Falling by Nevada Barr
1776 by David G. McCullough

YA and Children's Books:
Fourth of July Bear by Kathryn Lasky
George Washington, Spymaster: How America Outspied the British and Won the Revolutionary War by Thomas B. Allen
Let's Go Dear Dragon by Margaret Hillert
Changes for Caroline by Kathleen Ernst
Revolutionary War on Wednesday by Mary Pope Osborne
American Revolution by Mary Pope Osborne
The Journal of William Thomas Emerson: A Revolutionary War Patriot by Barry Denenberg
The Winter of Red Snow by Kristiana Gregory
Storyteller by Patricia Reilly Giff
Betsy Ross: the American Flag and Life in a Young America by Ryan Randolph
Hannah of Fairfield by Jean Van Leeuwen
Changes for Felicity by Valerie Tripp
The Declaration of Independence by Alan Pierce
Judy Moody Declares Independence by Megan McDonald

Movies:
Independence Day
John Adams
George Washington: the Man Who Wouldn't Be King
1776


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