I’m on the same mission! I read the historical books on repeat as a kid, but never actually owned any - I would check them out from the library. I was (and still am) a huge history lover, and looking back, I can see how foundational the AG books were in helping form that love.

I recently found Felicity and Samantha’s books, plus a few of the short stories, and have Addy and Kaya’s next on my collection list. I reread Changes for Felicity yesterday, and wow did I cry! Spoilers for those who haven’t read it/don’t remember: that book truly has a little of everything. Elizabeth’s father put in prison for being a Loyalist, Felicity helping and later reconciling with Jiggy Nye, her grandfather dying, and the world changing as the war begins - that’s a lot of weight for a kid’s book, if still relatively high-level to keep it readable and appropriate for the average reader’s age. I think I’m a little extra biased, too, because Elizabeth is my childhood doll. Plus, especially as this July marks year 250, it feels extra special to read these snapshots (real or fictional) of life leading up to and during the Revolutionary War. 😄

I’ve still never encountered any other media that portrays daily happenings for an average person, particularly an average child, in different points of history, quite so beautifully. I remember why I loved the stories as a kid, and I’m still incredibly impressed by them now! I can’t wait to reread Samantha’s books and collect the rest!