Rachel falls in love with Matthew Kilroy, a British private in the 29th regiment, and witnesses the Boston. Inspired by Abigail Adams's gentility and intellectual achievement to educate herself, she's befriended by people involved in the increasing. In the historical fiction novel The Fifth of March by Ann Rinaldi, the protagonist is a fourteen-year-old indentured servant girl named Rachel Marsh who works for John and Abigail Adams in Boston, Massachusetts during the early 1770’s.

Like the author's other protagonists, Rachel is seeking her place in a turbulent world.

“Carefully researched and lovingly written…Fortuitously timed, a novel that illuminates a moment from our past that has strong parallels to recent events. Carefully researched and lovingly written, Rinaldi's latest presents a girl indentured to John and Abigail Adams during the tense period surrounding the 1770 Massacre. The political unrest, the differing views of the patriots and loyalists, and the constant threat of mob violence are also well portrayed.” “Rinaldi shows readers the events leading up to the Boston Massacre…The story moves along briskly, and details of life in 18th-century Boston are woven into the narrative. Because the issues she raises-the role of peacekeeping forces, the use of violence to achieve political goals, and the courage required to take a stand-are as significant today as they were at the time, this will be a wonderful selection.” Great episodes A Ride into Morning: The Story of Tempe Wick (1991) A Break with Charity: A Story About the Salem Witch Trials (1992) The Fifth of March: A. Buy a cheap copy of The Fifth of March: A Story of the. “Rinaldi provides a vivid picture of colonial life and the pre-Revolutionary War period, including the disagreements among various American factions and the frightening actions of mobs and British retaliation. Fourteen-year-old Rachel Marsh is nanny to John and Abigail Adams’ children and witnesses firsthand how tension builds in the feisty New England town in the two years before it erupts into the Boston Massacre. The story weaves the early New Englanders’ passion for liberty into a young woman’s struggle to find her place in the world and discover herself…Melissa Hughes’ voice has lovely diction and clear tones.” The Fifth of March - The Fifth of March audiobook, by Ann Rinaldi.

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