Cannons at Dawn is a useless book in terms of characterization since we already know what happens to Abigail and her family, the book gives us nothing new. That’s really the main problem with this book- The Winter of Red Snow, and any Dear America book in general, are ill-suited for sequels since each book has an epilogue that tells what happens to the characters after the events of the book. It’s the sequel to The Winter of Red Snow, and as far as I could tell/remember, it accurately recounts the further adventures of Abigail Jane Stewart as told in the epilogue of the first book. Filled with romance and adventure, Abby’s frontline view of the war captures the heartache and bravery of the soldiers, as well as the steep cost of freedom Rating: 2/5 Cannons at Dawn is part of the reboot of Dear America, where Scholastic revamped the covers and commissioned several new stories. They face daily hardships alongside the troops and continue to spend time helping the Washingtons. Abby’s father joins the Continental Army, while Abby, her mother, and her siblings become camp followers.

The Revolutionary War toils on, but the Stewart family can no longer avoid getting involved. Abigail Jane Stewart returns in this brand-new sequel to The Winter of Red Snow. It is the sequel to The Winter of Red Snow. In these jobs she met her writing mentors, Charlie Ferrell and Art Seidenbaum, both compassionate and thoughtful men.Cannons at Dawn: The Second Diary of Abigail Jane Stewart, by Kristiana Gregory, was published in 2011 by Scholastic. Foremost were her positions as a daily newspaper reporter and as a book reviewer for the Los Angeles Times. After graduating from high school, she began taking a variety of college courses and jobs that provided experiences for her writing career.

She always wanted to be a writer and received her first rejection letter (for a poem) at age 11. Based on bedtime stories she told her sons when they were young and restless, the series is about the adventures of two brothers, twelve-year-old Jeff and ten-year-old David, and their smart cousin, nine-year-old Claire.īorn in Los Angeles, California, Kristiana attended both public and private schools out on the West Coast and in New Mexico. Her latest series is Cabin Creek Mysteries. She has written several titles for the Dear America, My America, and Royal Diaries series, as well as JENNY OF THE TETONS, a Golden Kite Award winner. Bestselling author Kristiana Gregory has written over twenty books for middle grade readers.

Cannons at Dawn by Kristiana Gregory