Angie in TX's SL-3 advanced supplemental list, "girl books" Most of these books have girls as the main characters. Some of them were "just for fun" from my free-choice shelf. The reading levels listed are either from the back of the book or from www.bookadventure.com wk 2 - Old Mother West Wind (Burgess) The adventures of Peter Rabbit, Johnny Chuck, Reddy Fox, the Merry Little Breezes, and all their companions in the fields, the woods, and the streams. wk 4 - The Story of Davy Crockett -doesn't fit here chronologically, but my dd really wanted to read it - The Story of Daniel Boone listed for wk 28 would fit better here. wk 6 - Magic or Not (Eager) An old well that might be magic makes an exciting summer for the twins, James and Laura, and helps them to right an ancient wrong. wk 8 - The Landing of the Pilgrims RL6-A from SL7 In order to escape religious persecution, a group of English Separatists set sail for America in 1620, hoping to establish a new colony. wk 9 - Molly Bannaky (picture book, but good) RL3 Tells how Benjamin Banneker's grandmother journeyed from England to Maryland in the late seventeenth century, worked as an indentured servant, began a farm of her own, and married a freed slave. wk 11 - Printer's Apprentice (Steven Krensky) RL5.7 In 1735 in New York City, a young printer's apprentice learns about the importance of freedom of speech when the printer Peter Zenger is arrested and tried for writing articles criticizing the government. This book is a lot of fun. wk 12 - Early Thunder (Fritz) RL5.1 In pre-revolutionary Salem, fourteen-year-old Daniel begins to re- examine his loyalty to the King as the conflict between Tories and patriots increasingly divides the townspeople. Excellent book, my dd didn't like it very much because all the main characters were boys and she thought the girl with her name was a complete wimp. wk 15 - Freedom's Fire (Trent) RL5 Sarah is from a Patriot family. The boy she loves is from a Tory family. She doesn't think politics is worth bothering about. This is a fabulous coming-of-age story. wk 16 - Sybil Ludington's Midnight Ride (easy, easy reader) RL2-3 The story of Sybil Ludington's ride on horseback to rouse American soldiers to fight against the British who were attacking Danbury, Connecticut during the American Revolution. wk 17 - The Hollow Tree (Lunn)RL7-Lunn writes lots of Canadian fiction It is 1777, and Phoebe is thrown headlong into the turmoil of war when her beloved cousin is hanged as a British spy. When she finds his secret message to the British general, she decides to deliver it herself to Fort Ticonderoga. She has never been away from her small village, and knows nothing about survival in the wilderness, or dealing with warring Patriots and Tories. She's going to need help to survive . . . but whose? wk 18 - The Arrow over the Door (Bruchac) This is a fictionalized account of a true encounter between Indians and Quakers in 1777. wk 20 - Deborah Sampson (Troll Easy Biography series) A brief biography of the woman who disguised herself as a man and joined the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. wk 20 - Why don't you get a horse, Sam Adams? (Fritz) RL4.6 A biography of Samuel Adams describing his activities in stirring up the revolt against the British and how he was finally persuaded to learn to ride a horse. wk 20 - Where was Patrick Henry on the 29th of May? (Fritz) A brief biography of Patrick Henry tracing his progress from planter to statesman. wk 20 - Will you sign here, John Hancock? (Fritz) A biography of the first signer of the Declaration of Independence outlining all that he did for himself as well as what he did for Massachusetts and his new nation. wk 22 - Socks (Cleary)RL5.4 The happy home life of Socks, the cat, is disrupted by the addition of a new baby to the household. wk 25 - Neverending Story (Ende) RL6 Small and insignificant Bastian Balthazar Bux is nobody's idea of a hero, least of all his own. Then, through the pages of an ancient, mysterious book, he discovers the enchanted world of Fantastica, and only Bastian himself can save the fairy people who live there. wk 26 - Sacajawea (Bruchac) RL6 Sacajawea, a Shoshoni Indian interpreter, peacemaker, and guide, and William Clark alternate in describing their experiences on the Lewis and Clark Expedition to the Northwest. wk 28 - Story of Daniel Boone (Retan) RL3.8, doesn't fit here chronologically, but my dd really wanted to read it. wk 28 - Sequoyah, Cherokee Hero (Oppenheim) A biography of the Cherokee Indian who invented a syllabary for the Cherokee language. wk 28 - Tecumseh, Shawnee War Chief (Fleischer) Presents the life of the Shawnee Indians who tried to unite all the American Indian tribes against invasion by the white man. wk 29 - The Story of the Treasure Seekers (Nesbit) The Bastable children try all sorts of plans to restore the family's fortune. wk 33 - Hope (Gaeddert) ages 8-12 In 1851 orphans Hope and John are placed in a community of Shakers, where they encounter a way of life that is strange yet comfortable. wk 34 - True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle (Avi) ages 8-12, RL7 Charlotte Doyle is a 13yo girl who ends up on a pirate ship. wk 35 - Wildflower Girl (Conlon-McKenna) ages 8-12 13yo Peggy has been orphaned and leaves Ireland to seek her fortune in America. wk 36 - Bound for Oregon (Van Leeuwen) RL4 Mary Ellen's family leaves their Arkansas home for their claim in Oregon Territory. I'm also going to have my dd read On the Long Trail Home and I'm going to read Remember My Name to her before we start SL4. Both these books are about the Trail of Tears. My dh is 1/4 Cherokee and I have some Cherokee heritage also, so we want our girls to know about it. Synopses are below. by Elisabeth Stewart On the Long Trail Home RL5 This is the true story of the author's great-grandmother's escape from the Trail of Tears. There is a very good section at thend end of the book that gives a lot of historical information. It's about 100 pages, no illustrations, not a "fun" book, but still a fairly easy read at 3rd grade level. by Sara Banks Remember My Name RL4.7 This book is published by The Council for Indian Education. It was a excellent book, but a more difficult read than the other book. It's listed at a lower reading level than the book above, but it's definitely a more difficult read. It's about 100 pages, but every chapter starts with an illustration. There's a lot more history in this book, but it still tells a very good story. This one had me in tears. The content is probably more suited to 4th grade than it is to 3rd, but it would be at the end of the 3rd grade year anyway. I'll read this one to my dd.