When Rose is swept from modern Williamsburg to 1774, she is drawn into a city alive with rebellion, danger, and secrets.
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Three kids. Two centuries. One mystery that could change everything.
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🏆 2026 Children’s Book International Award Winner
✔️ Historically accurate (without being boring)
✔️ Strong, thoughtful characters
✔️ Stories that spark conversations about courage, freedom, and choices
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If you grew up loving Nancy Drew, Trixie Belden, or The Hardy Boys, this is a series you’ll want to share with the next generation.
Start the award-winning series today.
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“My 11-year-old granddaughter is in love with these books! She sped through the first and begged for the next—now she’s already on book three.”
— Grandparent & reader
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“Great book series. Needs to be made into a miniseries. Something like Disney made for Johnny Tremaine back in the day.” Robert G.
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“My 11-year-old granddaughter is in love with these books! She sped through the first and begged for the next—now she’s already on book three.”
— Grandparent & reader
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🏆 2026 Children’s Book International Award Winner
✔️ Historically accurate (without being boring)
✔️ Strong, thoughtful characters
✔️ Stories that spark conversations about courage, freedom, and choices
🏆 2026 Children’s Book International Award Winner – Historical Fiction
✔️ Real American history woven into a page-turning story
✔️ Time travel adventure kids can’t put down
✔️ Builds curiosity, empathy, and critical thinking
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“My 11-year-old granddaughter is in love with these books! She sped through the first and begged for the next—now she’s already on book three.”
— Grandparent & reader
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You could have had free universal healthcare this entire time. The money was always there.
When my son was little, he loved history and someone gave us Rush Revere. Ugh. I am currently writing a middle grade series set during the American Revolution because children's historical fiction should be accurate, educational and entertaining, not right wing propaganda. #HistoryDetectiveClub
Facts spoken by an ex-trumper...
2026 Children’s Book International Award Winner – Historical Fiction
When Rose is catapulted from modern-day Williamsburg to 1774, she’s thrust into a world alive with tension, secrets, and rising rebellion.
Nothing is certain.
Not freedom.
Not safety.
Not even who to trust.
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“My 11-year-old granddaughter is in love with these books! She sped through the first and begged for the next—now she’s already on book three.”
— Grandparent & reader
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2026 Children’s Book International Award Winner – Historical Fiction
What if you could step into the moment America was born… before anyone knew how it would end?
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“The books arrived… and my granddaughter couldn’t stop reading.”
🏆 Winner of the 2026 Children’s Book International Award – Historical Fiction
Perfect for ages 8–14
(And yes… adults get hooked too.)
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Or instead of pulling out of Medicare and Medicaid, and spending our tax dollars killing people in other countries, we instead fund Medicaid for all and free daycare.
Three kids discover that history isn’t just dates—it’s decisions.
Help them fall in love with history, one story at a time.
Seeds of Rebellion – Travel to 1774 on the eve of America’s Revolution.
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Rebellion. Resistance. Revolution.
Three kids discover that history isn’t just dates—it’s decisions.
Help them fall in love with history, one story at a time.
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Here’s what I’ve learned from visiting (and working there!):
✔ what to skip
✔ what kids love most
✔ how to avoid burnout
✔ how to make history come alive
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The author, age 8, with her mother, on her very first trip to Colonial Williamsburg. They are standing in front of the print shop, which will become a central location in the author's life. First when she gives tours there and eventually when it becomes a location in her books.
Planning a trip to Colonial Williamsburg with kids?
I put together a simple, family-friendly guide.
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Amazon Best Sellers in Children’s Colonial American Historical Fiction and United States Colonial & Revolutionary History.
In 1774, printing the truth could get you arrested—or worse.
That’s where the kids of Seeds of Rebellion find themselves—inside a colonial print shop where courage was inked into every page.
🕯️ Freedom wasn’t free. It was printed.
#HistoryDetectiveClub #FreedomOfThePress
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Three kids discover that history isn’t just dates—it’s decisions.
Help them fall in love with history, one story at a time.
Book 1: Seeds of Rebellion – Travel to 1774 on the eve of America’s Revolution.
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Looking for a gift for your young reader?
Signed copies of Seeds of Rebellion are available from the author.
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Three kids discover that history isn’t just dates—it’s decisions.
Help them fall in love with history, one story at a time.
Book 1: Seeds of Rebellion – Travel to 1774 on the eve of America’s Revolution.
wendyneugentbooks.com/products/his...
amzn.to/3LhTy8f
Helen Keller holding a magnolia, ca. 1920. Photo credit: Los Angeles Times.
#ResistanceRoots
#WomensHistoryMonth
“The only fighting that saves is the one that helps the world toward liberty, justice and an abundant life for all.”
— Helen Keller
Seeds of Rebellion blends real history with thrilling adventure for readers 8–14. Perfect for fans of Magic Tree House, I Survived, and American Girl books.
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