Felicity Merriman is as strong and spirited as her beautiful horse Penny, named for her fiery independence. Felicity believes that the colonies should be independent, too, and not ruled by a king who lives far away. When Felicity's father decides the king's tax on tea is unfair, he decides to stop selling tea in his store. Felicity agrees with his decision, but she sees that it angers her grandfather and begins to draw a line between her and her best friend, Elizabeth. Felicity finds herself torn between her deep love for her grandfather and Elizabeth, and her own loyalties. Is staying true to her beliefs worth the risk of hurting the people she cares about? Book jacket.

Meet Felicity, a spunky, spritely nine-year-old girl who lives in Williamsburg, Virginia, in 1774, just before the Revolutionary War. American Girls Collection/Felicity #1.

During a visit to her grandfather's plantation in Virginia during the summer of 1775, Felicity's loyalty is torn between her father and Ben, her father's apprentice who needs her help as he runs away to join George Washington's army of Patriots.

Felicity is a spirited American Girl who is growing up in 1774 during a revolutionary time. Now all six stories starring Felicity are bound together in this single keepsake volume. Illustrations.

The outbreak of the Revolutionary War in 1775 brings drastic changes to Felicity's life in Williamsburg, affecting both her family and her friendship with Elizabeth.

If Kit Kittredge could write her own story about how the Depression affected her family, she'd make sure it had a happy ending. But the reality is that she and her family are living through the Depression one grim day at a time. The Kittredges' boarding house brings in some money, but it may not be enough to keep them from losing their house. Kit struggles with an endless list of chores that keeps her constantly busy at home. But she knows that there are people who have lost even more than her family has because of the Depression, and she looks for ways to help. To her great surprise, Kit discovers that along with hard times come good times, too. Book jacket.

Josefina and her sisters have been struggling ever since Mama died a year ago. When Mama's sister, Tia Dolores, comes to live on their rancho, the girls are overjoyed. At last, they have someone to help and teach them as Mama used to. Tia Dolores has lots of new ideas, too! When Papa's sheep are killed in a flood, Tia Dolores comes up with the idea to start a weaving business. And Tia Dolores wants to teach the girls to read and write, something Mama never learned to do. Josefina worries that all these new ideas will mean there's no room for the old ways. Will Tia Dolores's changes make Josefina forget Mama? Book jacket.