I Escaped The American Revolution

The award-winning middle-grade survival series returns with its 20th adventure.

In a time when freedom was just a dream, fifteen-year-old Gabe and his sister Emma are swept into the war that would change America forever.

It's winter in New England and snow is falling on the American colonists. In a rustic cabin in the woods, Gabe and his sister Emma are left to fend for themselves when their father, a Son of Liberty, is arrested during the Boston Tea Party. After the British Army burns down their farm, the two siblings are swept into a journey that begins with Paul Revere’s midnight ride and leads straight to the battlefields of Lexington and Concord where Minutemen and Redcoats fire the first shots of the Revolutionary War. All the while, they search for their father and dream of a better future where America is free.

“I Escaped the American Revolution” is the 20th installment in the popular I Escaped Series about brave kids who face real-world challenges and find ways to survive.

Bonus: Features maps, black-and-white illustrations, and a fascinating historical fact section about the American Revolution.

Blending fast-paced adventure with carefully researched historical detail, this thrilling, illustrated chapter book introduces young readers to the dramatic events that helped shape a nation. Readers will experience the tension of life under British rule, the growing conflict between Patriots and the Crown, and the debate over taxation without representation that helped ignite the fight for independence.

Perfect for:

• American Revolution units
• Historical fiction studies
• Classroom read-alouds
• Homeschool learning
• Independent readers ages 8–12

Created to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, this thrilling story brings history vividly to life for young readers.