Ann Rinaldi (1934–2021)

Author of A Break with Charity

59 Works 16,519 Members 242 Reviews 33 Favorited

About the Author

Young adult author Ann Rinaldi was born in New York City on August 27, 1934. After high school, she became a secretary in the business world. She got married in 1960 and stopped working, but after having two children she decided to try writing. In 1969, she wrote a weekly column in the Somerset show more Messenger Gazette and in 1970 she wrote two columns a week for the Trentonian, which eventually led to her writing features and soft new stories. She published her first novel Term Paper in 1979, but was ultimately drawn to writing historical fiction when her son became involved in reenactments while he was in high school. Her first historical fiction novel was Time Enough for Drums. She also writes for the Dear America series. She currently lives in Somerville, New Jersey with her husband. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Great Episodes

The Quilt Trilogy

Works by Ann Rinaldi

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A Break with Charity (1992) 1,271 copies, 16 reviews

My Heart Is on the Ground: The Diary of Nannie Little Rose, a Sioux Girl, Carlisle Indian School, Pennsylvania, 1880 (1999) 1,050 copies, 12 reviews

The Journal of Jasper Jonathan Pierce: A Pilgrim Boy, Plymouth, 1620 (2000) 828 copies, 6 reviews

Numbering All the Bones (2002) 810 copies, 8 reviews

Girl in Blue (2001) 807 copies, 10 reviews

Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons: The Story of Phillis Wheatley (1993) 788 copies, 3 reviews

The Secret of Sarah Revere (1995) 648 copies, 3 reviews

An Acquaintance with Darkness (1997) 634 copies, 7 reviews

The Fifth of March: A Story of the Boston Massacre (Great Episodes) (1993) 624 copies, 3 reviews

In My Father's House (1993) 560 copies, 5 reviews

Time Enough for Drums (1986) 556 copies, 11 reviews

Wolf by the Ears (1991) 528 copies, 7 reviews

The Coffin Quilt: The Feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys (1999) 491 copies, 8 reviews

Finishing Becca: A Story about Peggy Shippen and Benedict Arnold (1994) 452 copies, 7 reviews

The Last Silk Dress (1988) 443 copies, 6 reviews

Or Give Me Death: A Novel of Patrick Henry's Family (2003) 436 copies, 5 reviews

Cast Two Shadows: The American Revolution in the South (1998) 419 copies, 3 reviews

Amelia's War (1999) 418 copies, 5 reviews

A Stitch in Time (1994) 398 copies, 3 reviews

Mine Eyes Have Seen (1997) 364 copies, 2 reviews

Nine Days a Queen: The Short Life and Reign of Lady Jane Grey (2005) 362 copies, 13 reviews

The Staircase (2000) 311 copies, 9 reviews

A Ride Into Morning: The Story of Tempe Wick (1991) 301 copies, 3 reviews

Taking Liberty: The Story of Oney Judge, George Washington's Runaway Slave (2002) 299 copies, 4 reviews

Broken Days (1995) 278 copies, 4 reviews

The Second Bend in the River (1997) 272 copies, 1 review

The Blue Door (1996) 259 copies, 3 reviews

The Redheaded Princess (2008) 198 copies, 14 reviews

Brooklyn Rose (2005) 173 copies, 4 reviews

Come Juneteenth (2007) 168 copies, 5 reviews

Keep Smiling Through (1996) 166 copies, 1 review

Sarah's Ground (2004) 153 copies, 3 reviews

An Unlikely Friendship: A Novel of Mary Todd Lincoln and Elizabeth Keckley (2007) 138 copies, 7 reviews

The Letter Writer (2008) 126 copies, 6 reviews

Mutiny's Daughter (2004) 99 copies, 1 review

Juliet's Moon (2008) 98 copies, 8 reviews

The Ever-After Bird (2007) 96 copies, 6 reviews

The Color of Fire (2005) 81 copies, 4 reviews

My Vicksburg (2009) 64 copies, 2 reviews

Millicent's Gift (2002) 58 copies, 2 reviews

The Family Greene (2010) 55 copies, 3 reviews

Leigh Ann's Civil War (2009) 54 copies, 2 reviews

The Last Full Measure (2010) 48 copies, 6 reviews

The Education of Mary: A Little Miss of Color, 1832 (2000) 46 copies

In My Father's House: And Related Readings (Literature Connections) (1998) 24 copies

Term Paper (1980) 18 copies

But in the Fall I'm Leaving (1985) 15 copies

Dear America: The Birth of Our Nation Collection: Box Set (2002) 11 copies

The Good Side of My Heart (1987) 7 copies

Promises Are for Keeping (1982) 5 copies

Journal Of Jasper Jonathan Pierce, The - A Pilgrim Boy 2 copies

4 Dear America Books: A Line in the Sand / My Heart Is on the Ground / When Will This Cruel War Be Over? / The Winter… 2 copies, 1 review

The Quilt Trilogy Set (A Stitch in Time ~ Broken Days ~ The Blue Door) (1995) 1 copy

Ann Rinaldi Historical Fiction Novel Collection 8 Book Set (2012) 1 copy

OR GIVE ME DEATH 1 copy

A Break with Charity( A Story about the Salem Witch Trials)[BREAK W/CHARITY][Paperback] 1 copy

The Quilt Trilogy The Blue Door 1 copy

Dear America 6 Book Set (I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly, Standing in the Light, My Heart Is on the Ground, Voyage 1 copy

A Break with Charity( A Story about the Salem Witch Trials)[BREAK W/CHARITY][Paperback] 1 copy

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Birthdate: 1934-08-27
Date of death: 2021-07-01
Gender: female
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
Places of residence: Somerville, New Jersey, USA
Occupations: writer
columnist for The Trentonian

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Dear America: My Name Is America: The Journal of… by Ann Rinaldi

A fourteen-year-old indentured servant keeps a journal of his experiences on the Mayflower and during the building of Plymouth Plantation in 1620 and 1621.

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PlumfieldCH | 5 other reviews | Sep 7, 2024 |

Dear America: My Heart Is on the Ground: The Diary… by Ann Rinaldi

In the diary account of her life at a government-run Pennsylvania boarding school in 1880, a twelve-year-old Sioux Indian girl reveals a great need to find a way to help her people.

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PlumfieldCH | 11 other reviews | Mar 16, 2024 |

Wolf by the Ears by Ann Rinaldi

I read this a long time ago, and honestly all I can remember is that I cried like a baby when I finished it.

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LibrarianDest | 6 other reviews | Jan 3, 2024 |

Come Juneteenth (Great Episodes) by Ann Rinaldi

Sis Goose is a beloved member of Luli's family, despite the fact that she was born a slave. But the family is harboring a terrible secret. And when Union soldiers arrive on their Texas plantation to announce that slaves have been declared free for nearly two years, Sis Goose is horrified to learn that the people she called family have lied to her for so long. She runs away--but her newly found freedom has tragic consequences.

How could the state of Texas keep the news of the Emancipation Proclamation from reaching slaves? In this riveting Great Episodes historical drama, Ann Rinaldi sheds light on the events that led to the creation of Juneteenth, a celebration of freedom that continues today.

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