Ann Rinaldi (August 27, 1934 – July 1, 2021)
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An Acquaintance with Darkness ''An Acquaintance with Darkness'' is a historical fiction novel by Ann Rinaldi. It is part of the Great Episodes series. It is told in first-person narration. Plot summary ''An Acquaintance with Darkness'' is the story of 14-year-old Emily Pigbu ...

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A Break with Charity ''A Break with Charity: A Story about the Salem Witch Trials'' () is a novel by Ann Rinaldi released in 1992, and is part of the ''Great Episodes'' series. Plot synopsis The story begins with a girl named Susanna English. She is the second chi ...

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Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons ''Hang a Thousand trees with Ribbons'' is a 1996 historical novel by Ann Rinaldi. The story, told in first-person narration, follows the life of Phillis Wheatley Phillis Wheatley Peters, also spelled Phyllis and Wheatly ( – December 5, ...

''. She wrote a total of more than forty novels, eight of which were listed as notable by the ALA. In 2000, '' Wolf by the Ears'' was listed as one of the best novels of the preceding twenty-five years, and later of the last one hundred years. She also wrote for the ''Dear America'' series. Her career, prior to being an author, was a newspaper columnist. She continued the column, called "The Trentonian", through much of her writing career. Her

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Publications

Books

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A Ride into Morning ''A Ride into Morning'' is a historical novel by Ann Rinaldi about the legend surrounding Tempe Wick, one of America's most famous heroines. It is part of the Great Episodes series. It is told in first-person narration. Summary In the midst o ...

: The Story of Tempe Wick'' (1991) *''

: A Story About the Salem Witch Trials'' (1992) *''

The Fifth of March ''The Fifth of March'' is a 1993 novel about the Boston Massacre (of March 5, 1770, pre-Revolutionary War) by historian and author Ann Rinaldi, who was also the author of many other historical fiction novels such as '' Girl in Blue'' and ''A B ...

: A Story of the Boston Massacre'' (1993) *''

Finishing Becca ''Finishing Becca: A Story about Peggy Shippen and Benedict Arnold'', by Ann Rinaldi, is a historical fiction published in 1994. It takes place during the American Revolutionary War. Novels by Ann Rinaldi 1994 American novels Novels set dur ...

: A Story about Peggy Shippen and Benedict Arnold'' (1994) *''

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Cast Two Shadows ''Cast Two Shadows'' is a historical novel by Ann Rinaldi, a part of the Great Episodes series; it is told in first-person. Plot It is 1780, in the midst of the American Revolution, in Camden, South Carolina Camden is the largest city and ...

: The American Revolution in the South'' (1998) *''

The Coffin Quilt ''The Coffin Quilt'' is a novel by Ann Rinaldi Ann Rinaldi (August 27, 1934 – July 1, 2021)The Staircase ''The Staircase'' (french: Soupçons, lit, 'Suspicions'; also known as ''Death on the Staircase'') is a 2004 French-produced, English-language documentary television miniseries directed by Jean-Xavier de Lestrade about the trial of Michael Peter ...

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Girl in Blue ''Girl in Blue'' is a 2001 novel by Ann Rinaldi. It is a historical fiction that takes place during 1861, during the American Civil War. Plot 16-year-old Sarah Louisa Wheelock lives on a farm near a small village in Michigan in the 1860s. Her a ...

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Or Give Me Death ''Or Give Me Death'' () is a 2003 work of historical fiction by Ann Rinaldi based on the possibility that the famous words of Patrick Henry's " Give me Liberty or Give me Death" may have been first spoken by his dying, mentally ill wife, Sarah ...

: A Novel of Patrick Henry's Family'' (2003), *''

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Dear America

*'' My Heart Is on the Ground: The Diary of Nannie Little Rose, a Sioux Girl'' (1999), *''The Journal of Jasper Jonathan Pierce, a Pilgrim Boy'' (2000),

Quilt Trilogy

*''A Stitch in Time'' (1994), *''Broken Days'' (1995), *''The Blue Door'' (1999),

Others

*''Term Paper'' (1980), *''Promises Are for Keeping'' (1982), *''But in the Fall I'm Leaving'' (1985), *''Time Enough for Drums'' (1986), *''The Good Side of My Heart'' (1987), *''The Last Silk Dress'' (1988), *'' Wolf by the Ears'' (1991), *''In My Father's House'' (1992), *''The Second Bend in the River'' (1997), *''Mine Eyes Have Seen'' (1997), *''Amelia's War'' (1999), *''The Education of Mary: A Little Miss of Color, 1832'' (2000), *''Millicent's Gift'' (2002), *''Taking Liberty: The Story of Oney Judge, George Washington's Runaway Slave'' (2002), *''Numbering All the Bones'' (2002), *''Sarah's Ground'' (2004), *''Mutiny's Daughter'' (2004), *''Nine Days a Queen: The Short Life and Reign of Lady Jane Grey'' (2005), *''Brooklyn Rose'' (2005), *''The Color of Fire'' (2005), *''

The Redheaded Princess ''The Redheaded Princess'' is a young adult novel by Ann Rinaldi, published by HarperCollins in 2008. It tells the story of the young Elizabeth I, from age nine until she becomes Queen of England in 1558, at the age of 25. Most of the novel takes ...

'' (2008), *''My Vicksburg'' (2009) * * * *

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rinaldi, Ann 1934 births 2021 deaths American historical novelists American writers of young adult literature Novelists from New Jersey Writers from New York City American women novelists 20th-century American novelists 21st-century American novelists 20th-century American women writers 21st-century American women writers Women writers of young adult literature Women historical novelists Novelists from New York (state) Writers of historical fiction set in the early modern period