Books in our LibraryOur school library has a wonderful collection of books about Virginia including nonfiction, fiction, and reference. Several are listed below. To locate more books, you can browse the shelves using the call number listed below or use the keywords and phrases to search the online library catalog.
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NONFICTION BOOKS
917.55 SAL Salmon, John S. A Guidebook to Virginia’s Historical Markers. Charlottesville, VA: University Press of Virginia, c1994.
A Guidebook to Virginia's Historical Markers brings together the texts of more than 1,600 official state historical markers that have been placed along Virginia's highways since 1926, including even those markers that have been removed.
975.5 BAR Barrett, Tracy. Virginia. New York, [NY]: Benchmark Books, c1997.
Surveys the geography, history, economy, and people of the state of Virginia.
975.5 BAR 2006 Barrett, Tracy. Virginia. New York: Benchmark Books, c2006.
Discusses the geographic features, history, government, people, and attractions of the state known as the Mother of Presidents.
975.5 COC Cocke, William. A Historical Album of Virginia. Brookfield, CT: Millbrook Press, c1995.
A history of Virginia, from its early exploration and settlement to the state today.
975.5 DEA DeAngelis, Gina. Virginia. New York: Children's Press, c2001.
Describes the geography, plants and animals, history, economy, language, culture and people of the state of Virginia.
975.5 EDW Edwards, Pamela Duncan. O is for Old Dominion: A Virginia Alphabet. Chelsea, MI: Sleeping Bear Press, c2005.
Presents twenty-six short verses about items characteristic of Virginia--one for each letter of the alphabet--followed by a further description of that person, place, or thing and its importance to the state.
975.5 HEI Heinrichs, Ann. Virginia. Minneapolis, MN: Compass Point Books, c2003.
Contents: Welcome to Virginia! -- Mountains, valleys, and shores -- A trip through time -- Government by the people -- Virginians at work -- Getting to know Virginians -- Let's explore Virginia!
975.5 MAC McNair, Sylvia. America the Beautiful, Virginia. Chicago, [IL]: Childrens Press, c1989. Introduces the geography, history, government, economy, culture, famous people, and historic sites of the Old Dominion.
975.5 MCA 2003 McAuliffe, Bill. Virginia Facts and Symbols. Mankato, MN: Capstone Press, c2003.
Presents information about the state of Virginia, its nickname, motto, and emblems.
975.5 SIR 2002 Sirvaitis, Karen. Virginia Rev. and Expanded 2nd Ed. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications Co., c2002.
Contents: The land: Marshes to mountains -- The history: Mother of states -- People & Economy: Rich traditions -- The Environment: A Changing ecosystem -- All about Virginia: Fun facts -- State song -- A Virginia recipe -- Historical timeline -- Outstanding Virginians -- Facts-at-a-glance -- Places to visit -- Annual events -- Learn more about Virginia -- Pronunciation guide -- Glossary -- Index.
975.5 THO Thompson, Kathleen. Virginia. Austin, TX: Raintree Steck-Vaughn, c1996.
Discusses the history, economy, culture, and future of Virginia.
975.5 VIR Capstone Press. Geography Department. Virginia. Mankato, MN: Capstone Press, c1997-c2000.
Gives an overview of the state of Virginia, including its history, geography, people, and living conditions.
975.5 VIR Smolan, Rick. Virginia 24/7: 24 hours, 7 days, Extraordinary Images of One Week in Virginia. New York: DK Pub., c2004.
Following the success of The New York Times bestseller America 24/7, DK is publishing 50 books that showcase the best photographs from each state - all to be published on the same day. Each individual book includes 95% new photography and is a unique personal expression of state pride.
975.502 POB Pobst, Sandy. Virginia, 1607-1776. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, c2005.
Contents: Establishing a colony -- Trying again -- Struggle to survive -- Changing times -- Westward expansion -- Colonial life -- Servants and slaves in Virginia -- Demands for independence -- Time line.
975.542 GOO Goor, Ron. Williamsburg: Cradle of the Revolution 1st Ed. New York, NY: Atheneum/Macmillan, c1994.
A portrait of eighteenth-century Williamsburg provides a study of colonial life and discusses the town's importance in terms of America's struggle for freedom.
Look for this series of books published by Heinemann Library that describe Virginia.
975.5 SMI Smith, Karla. Virginia Plants and Animals.
975.5 SMI Smith, Karla. Virginia History.
975.5 SMI Smith, Karla. People of Virginia.
975.5 SMI Smith, Karla. Virginia Native Peoples.
975.5 SMI Smith, Karla. Uniquely Virginia.
FICTION BOOKS
PB F REE Reeder, Carolyn. Shades of Gray 1st Ed. New York: Macmillan, c1989.
At the end of the Civil War, twelve-year-old Will, having lost all his immediate family, reluctantly leaves his city home to live in the Virginia countryside with his aunt and the uncle he considers a "traitor" because he refused to take part in the war.
E RAN Ransom, Candice F. The Promise Quilt. New York: Walker and Co., c1999.
After her father leaves the family farm on Lost Mountain to be General Lee's guide, Addie finds ways to remember him--even when he does not return at the end of the war.
F ALP Alphin, Elaine Marie. The Ghost Cadet. New York: Henry Holt and Co., c1991.
Twelve-year-old Benjy, in Virginia visiting the grandmother he has never met, meets the ghost of a Virginia Military Institute cadet who was killed in the Battle of New Market in 1864 and helps him recover his family's treasured gold watch.
F BUL Bulla, Clyde Robert. A Lion to Guard Us. New York: Crowell, c1981.
Left on their own in seventeenth-century London, three impoverished children draw upon all their resources to stay together and make their way to the Virginia colony in search of their father.
F BUT Butler, Amy. Virginia Bound. New York: Clarion Books, c2003.
Thirteen-year-old orphaned beggar Rob Brackett is kidnapped from the streets of London and taken to the New World for a cruel tobacco farmer master, who also owns a Pamunkey Indian girl named Mattoume.
F CAR Carbone, Elisa Lynn. Blood on the River: James Town, 1607. New York: Viking, c2006.
Traveling to the New World in 1606 as the page to Captain John Smith, twelve-year-old orphan Samuel Collier settles in the new colony of James Town, where he must quickly learn to distinguish between friend and foe.
F ELL Elliott, Laura. Give Me Liberty. New York: Katherine Tegen Books, c2006.
Follows the life of thirteen-year-old Nathaniel Dunn, from May 1774 to December 1775, as he serves his indentureship with a music teacher in Williamsburg, Virginia, and witnesses the growing rift between patriots and loyalists, culminating in the American Revolution.
F KAR Karwoski, Gail. Surviving Jamestown: The Adventures of Young Sam Collier. Atlanta, GA: Peachtree Publishers, c2001.
Sam Collier, a twelve-year-old, serves as page to John Smith during the relentless hardship experienced by the founders at the first permanent English settlement in the New World.
F PIN Pinkney, Andrea Davis. Silent Thunder: A Civil War Story. New York: Jump At The Sun/Hyperion Books for Children, c1999.
In 1862 eleven-year-old Summer and her thirteen-year-old brother Rosco take turns describing how life on the quiet Virginia plantation where they are slaves is affected by the Civil War.
F RAN Ransom, Candice F. Signals in the Sky. Renton, WA: Mirrorstone/Wizards of the Coast, 2007.
Whisked back to 1863 Virginia with the aid of a magical spyglass, the three Chapman children meet real-life Civil War spy, John Doyle.
F REE Reeder, Carolyn. Grandpa’s Mountain 1st Ed. New York, NY: Macmillan ; Toronto, Ont. : Collier Macmillan Canada, c1991.
During the Depression, eleven-year-old Carrie makes her annual summer visit to her relatives in the Blue Ridge Mountains and watches her determined grandfather fight against the government's attempt to take his farm land for a new national park.
F RIN Rinaldi, Ann. Taking Liberty: The Story of Oney Judge, George Washington’s Runaway Slave 1st Ed. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2002.
After serving Martha Washington loyally for twenty years, Oney Judge realizes that she is just a slave and must decide if she will run away to find true freedom.
The following books are part of the My America Series and include important events from Virginia history.
F DEA Hermes, Patricia. Our Strange New Land: Elizabeth’s Diary, [Jamestown, Virginia, 1609]. New York: Scholastic, c2000.
Nine-year-old Elizabeth keeps a journal of her experiences in the New World as she encounters Indians, suffers hunger and the death of friends, and helps her father build their first home.
F DEA Hermes, Patricia. The Starving Time: Elizabeth’s Diary, Book Two 1st Ed. New York: Scholastic, c2001.
In Pat Hermes' sequel to Our Strange New Land, Elizabeth faces harsher times as she records the colony's daily struggle for survival.
F DEA Hermes, Patricia. Season of Promise: Elizabeth’s Jamestown Colony Diary, Book Three 1st Ed. New York: Scholastic, c2002.
In 1611, ten-year-old Elizabeth continues a journal of her experiences living in Jamestown, as her brother Caleb rejoins the family, a new strict governor comes to the colony, and her father considers remarriage.
F DEA McKissack, Pat. A Picture of Freedom: The Diary of Clotee, a Slave Girl, Belmont Plantation, Virginia, 1859. New York: Scholastic, c1997.
In 1859 twelve-year-old Clotee, a house slave who must conceal the fact that she can read and write, records in her diary her experiences and her struggle to decide whether to escape to freedom.
The following books are part of the American Girl Series and include important events from Virginia history.
F HIS McDonald, Megan. Shadows in the Glasshouse 1st Ed. Middleton, WI: Pleasant Company Publications, c2000.
While working as an indentured servant for a Jamestown glassmaker in 1621, twelve-year-old Merry uncovers a case of sabotage.
F TRI Tripp, Valerie. Meet Felicity: An American Girl 1st Ed. Middleton, WI: Pleasant Co., c1991.
In Colonial Williamsburg in 1774, nine-year-old Felicity rescues a beautiful horse who is being beaten and starved by her cruel owner.
F TRI Tripp, Valerie. Felicity Learns a Lesson: A School Story. Middleton, WI: Pleasant Co., c1991.
Shortly before the Revolutionary War, nine-year-old Felicity, who lives in Williamsburg, is torn between supporting the tariff-induced tea boycott and saving her friendship with Elizabeth, a young loyalist from England.
F TRI Tripp, Valerie. Felicity Saves the Day: A Summer Story. Middleton, WI: Pleasant Co., c1992.
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.
F TRI Tripp, Valerie. Happy Birthday, Felictiy!: A Springtime Story. Middleton, WI: Pleasant Co., c1992.
As her tenth birthday approaches, Felicity is excited by her grandfather's visit, but she is also concerned about the growing tensions between the colonists and the British governor in Williamsburg.
REFERENCE BOOKS
R 975.5 EGL Egloff, Keith. First People: The Early Indians of Virginia. Richmond, VA: published by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources in cooperation with The Jefferson National Forest, c1992.
Full of stories about Virginia's Indians, past and present, this popular book is a good introduction to the history of Virginia Indians from the earlier times to the present day.
R 920 VIR Virginia Biographical Dictionary published by Somerset. New York: Somerset, 1993.
People of all times and all places who have been important to the history and life of the state.
CALL NUMBERS
If you would like to browse the shelves in our library, use the call numbers below to search the nonfiction section for more information about Virginia.
975.5 Virginia
917.55 SAL Salmon, John S. A Guidebook to Virginia’s Historical Markers. Charlottesville, VA: University Press of Virginia, c1994.
A Guidebook to Virginia's Historical Markers brings together the texts of more than 1,600 official state historical markers that have been placed along Virginia's highways since 1926, including even those markers that have been removed.
975.5 BAR Barrett, Tracy. Virginia. New York, [NY]: Benchmark Books, c1997.
Surveys the geography, history, economy, and people of the state of Virginia.
975.5 BAR 2006 Barrett, Tracy. Virginia. New York: Benchmark Books, c2006.
Discusses the geographic features, history, government, people, and attractions of the state known as the Mother of Presidents.
975.5 COC Cocke, William. A Historical Album of Virginia. Brookfield, CT: Millbrook Press, c1995.
A history of Virginia, from its early exploration and settlement to the state today.
975.5 DEA DeAngelis, Gina. Virginia. New York: Children's Press, c2001.
Describes the geography, plants and animals, history, economy, language, culture and people of the state of Virginia.
975.5 EDW Edwards, Pamela Duncan. O is for Old Dominion: A Virginia Alphabet. Chelsea, MI: Sleeping Bear Press, c2005.
Presents twenty-six short verses about items characteristic of Virginia--one for each letter of the alphabet--followed by a further description of that person, place, or thing and its importance to the state.
975.5 HEI Heinrichs, Ann. Virginia. Minneapolis, MN: Compass Point Books, c2003.
Contents: Welcome to Virginia! -- Mountains, valleys, and shores -- A trip through time -- Government by the people -- Virginians at work -- Getting to know Virginians -- Let's explore Virginia!
975.5 MAC McNair, Sylvia. America the Beautiful, Virginia. Chicago, [IL]: Childrens Press, c1989. Introduces the geography, history, government, economy, culture, famous people, and historic sites of the Old Dominion.
975.5 MCA 2003 McAuliffe, Bill. Virginia Facts and Symbols. Mankato, MN: Capstone Press, c2003.
Presents information about the state of Virginia, its nickname, motto, and emblems.
975.5 SIR 2002 Sirvaitis, Karen. Virginia Rev. and Expanded 2nd Ed. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications Co., c2002.
Contents: The land: Marshes to mountains -- The history: Mother of states -- People & Economy: Rich traditions -- The Environment: A Changing ecosystem -- All about Virginia: Fun facts -- State song -- A Virginia recipe -- Historical timeline -- Outstanding Virginians -- Facts-at-a-glance -- Places to visit -- Annual events -- Learn more about Virginia -- Pronunciation guide -- Glossary -- Index.
975.5 THO Thompson, Kathleen. Virginia. Austin, TX: Raintree Steck-Vaughn, c1996.
Discusses the history, economy, culture, and future of Virginia.
975.5 VIR Capstone Press. Geography Department. Virginia. Mankato, MN: Capstone Press, c1997-c2000.
Gives an overview of the state of Virginia, including its history, geography, people, and living conditions.
975.5 VIR Smolan, Rick. Virginia 24/7: 24 hours, 7 days, Extraordinary Images of One Week in Virginia. New York: DK Pub., c2004.
Following the success of The New York Times bestseller America 24/7, DK is publishing 50 books that showcase the best photographs from each state - all to be published on the same day. Each individual book includes 95% new photography and is a unique personal expression of state pride.
975.502 POB Pobst, Sandy. Virginia, 1607-1776. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, c2005.
Contents: Establishing a colony -- Trying again -- Struggle to survive -- Changing times -- Westward expansion -- Colonial life -- Servants and slaves in Virginia -- Demands for independence -- Time line.
975.542 GOO Goor, Ron. Williamsburg: Cradle of the Revolution 1st Ed. New York, NY: Atheneum/Macmillan, c1994.
A portrait of eighteenth-century Williamsburg provides a study of colonial life and discusses the town's importance in terms of America's struggle for freedom.
Look for this series of books published by Heinemann Library that describe Virginia.
975.5 SMI Smith, Karla. Virginia Plants and Animals.
975.5 SMI Smith, Karla. Virginia History.
975.5 SMI Smith, Karla. People of Virginia.
975.5 SMI Smith, Karla. Virginia Native Peoples.
975.5 SMI Smith, Karla. Uniquely Virginia.
FICTION BOOKS
PB F REE Reeder, Carolyn. Shades of Gray 1st Ed. New York: Macmillan, c1989.
At the end of the Civil War, twelve-year-old Will, having lost all his immediate family, reluctantly leaves his city home to live in the Virginia countryside with his aunt and the uncle he considers a "traitor" because he refused to take part in the war.
E RAN Ransom, Candice F. The Promise Quilt. New York: Walker and Co., c1999.
After her father leaves the family farm on Lost Mountain to be General Lee's guide, Addie finds ways to remember him--even when he does not return at the end of the war.
F ALP Alphin, Elaine Marie. The Ghost Cadet. New York: Henry Holt and Co., c1991.
Twelve-year-old Benjy, in Virginia visiting the grandmother he has never met, meets the ghost of a Virginia Military Institute cadet who was killed in the Battle of New Market in 1864 and helps him recover his family's treasured gold watch.
F BUL Bulla, Clyde Robert. A Lion to Guard Us. New York: Crowell, c1981.
Left on their own in seventeenth-century London, three impoverished children draw upon all their resources to stay together and make their way to the Virginia colony in search of their father.
F BUT Butler, Amy. Virginia Bound. New York: Clarion Books, c2003.
Thirteen-year-old orphaned beggar Rob Brackett is kidnapped from the streets of London and taken to the New World for a cruel tobacco farmer master, who also owns a Pamunkey Indian girl named Mattoume.
F CAR Carbone, Elisa Lynn. Blood on the River: James Town, 1607. New York: Viking, c2006.
Traveling to the New World in 1606 as the page to Captain John Smith, twelve-year-old orphan Samuel Collier settles in the new colony of James Town, where he must quickly learn to distinguish between friend and foe.
F ELL Elliott, Laura. Give Me Liberty. New York: Katherine Tegen Books, c2006.
Follows the life of thirteen-year-old Nathaniel Dunn, from May 1774 to December 1775, as he serves his indentureship with a music teacher in Williamsburg, Virginia, and witnesses the growing rift between patriots and loyalists, culminating in the American Revolution.
F KAR Karwoski, Gail. Surviving Jamestown: The Adventures of Young Sam Collier. Atlanta, GA: Peachtree Publishers, c2001.
Sam Collier, a twelve-year-old, serves as page to John Smith during the relentless hardship experienced by the founders at the first permanent English settlement in the New World.
F PIN Pinkney, Andrea Davis. Silent Thunder: A Civil War Story. New York: Jump At The Sun/Hyperion Books for Children, c1999.
In 1862 eleven-year-old Summer and her thirteen-year-old brother Rosco take turns describing how life on the quiet Virginia plantation where they are slaves is affected by the Civil War.
F RAN Ransom, Candice F. Signals in the Sky. Renton, WA: Mirrorstone/Wizards of the Coast, 2007.
Whisked back to 1863 Virginia with the aid of a magical spyglass, the three Chapman children meet real-life Civil War spy, John Doyle.
F REE Reeder, Carolyn. Grandpa’s Mountain 1st Ed. New York, NY: Macmillan ; Toronto, Ont. : Collier Macmillan Canada, c1991.
During the Depression, eleven-year-old Carrie makes her annual summer visit to her relatives in the Blue Ridge Mountains and watches her determined grandfather fight against the government's attempt to take his farm land for a new national park.
F RIN Rinaldi, Ann. Taking Liberty: The Story of Oney Judge, George Washington’s Runaway Slave 1st Ed. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2002.
After serving Martha Washington loyally for twenty years, Oney Judge realizes that she is just a slave and must decide if she will run away to find true freedom.
The following books are part of the My America Series and include important events from Virginia history.
F DEA Hermes, Patricia. Our Strange New Land: Elizabeth’s Diary, [Jamestown, Virginia, 1609]. New York: Scholastic, c2000.
Nine-year-old Elizabeth keeps a journal of her experiences in the New World as she encounters Indians, suffers hunger and the death of friends, and helps her father build their first home.
F DEA Hermes, Patricia. The Starving Time: Elizabeth’s Diary, Book Two 1st Ed. New York: Scholastic, c2001.
In Pat Hermes' sequel to Our Strange New Land, Elizabeth faces harsher times as she records the colony's daily struggle for survival.
F DEA Hermes, Patricia. Season of Promise: Elizabeth’s Jamestown Colony Diary, Book Three 1st Ed. New York: Scholastic, c2002.
In 1611, ten-year-old Elizabeth continues a journal of her experiences living in Jamestown, as her brother Caleb rejoins the family, a new strict governor comes to the colony, and her father considers remarriage.
F DEA McKissack, Pat. A Picture of Freedom: The Diary of Clotee, a Slave Girl, Belmont Plantation, Virginia, 1859. New York: Scholastic, c1997.
In 1859 twelve-year-old Clotee, a house slave who must conceal the fact that she can read and write, records in her diary her experiences and her struggle to decide whether to escape to freedom.
The following books are part of the American Girl Series and include important events from Virginia history.
F HIS McDonald, Megan. Shadows in the Glasshouse 1st Ed. Middleton, WI: Pleasant Company Publications, c2000.
While working as an indentured servant for a Jamestown glassmaker in 1621, twelve-year-old Merry uncovers a case of sabotage.
F TRI Tripp, Valerie. Meet Felicity: An American Girl 1st Ed. Middleton, WI: Pleasant Co., c1991.
In Colonial Williamsburg in 1774, nine-year-old Felicity rescues a beautiful horse who is being beaten and starved by her cruel owner.
F TRI Tripp, Valerie. Felicity Learns a Lesson: A School Story. Middleton, WI: Pleasant Co., c1991.
Shortly before the Revolutionary War, nine-year-old Felicity, who lives in Williamsburg, is torn between supporting the tariff-induced tea boycott and saving her friendship with Elizabeth, a young loyalist from England.
F TRI Tripp, Valerie. Felicity Saves the Day: A Summer Story. Middleton, WI: Pleasant Co., c1992.
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.
F TRI Tripp, Valerie. Happy Birthday, Felictiy!: A Springtime Story. Middleton, WI: Pleasant Co., c1992.
As her tenth birthday approaches, Felicity is excited by her grandfather's visit, but she is also concerned about the growing tensions between the colonists and the British governor in Williamsburg.
REFERENCE BOOKS
R 975.5 EGL Egloff, Keith. First People: The Early Indians of Virginia. Richmond, VA: published by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources in cooperation with The Jefferson National Forest, c1992.
Full of stories about Virginia's Indians, past and present, this popular book is a good introduction to the history of Virginia Indians from the earlier times to the present day.
R 920 VIR Virginia Biographical Dictionary published by Somerset. New York: Somerset, 1993.
People of all times and all places who have been important to the history and life of the state.
CALL NUMBERS
If you would like to browse the shelves in our library, use the call numbers below to search the nonfiction section for more information about Virginia.
975.5 Virginia
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