​​​📖 A History of US: The First Americans: Prehistory–1600 (Book 1) by Joy Hakim.  "The First Americans is a fascinating re-creation of pre-Columbian Native American life, and it's an adventure of a lifetime! Hunt seals with the Inuit; harvest corn on a cliff-top mesa; hunt the mighty buffalo; and set sail with Leif Erickson, Columbus, and all the early great explorers—Cabot, Balboa, Ponce de Leon, Cortes, Henry the Navigator, and more—in this brilliantly told story of America before it was America." – Elementary • Middle

📖 A History of US: Making Thirteen Colonies: 1600–1740 (Book 2) by Joy Hakim. "All kinds of people are coming to America. If you're European, you come in search of freedom or riches. If you're African, you come in chains. And what about the Indians, what is happening to them? Soon with the influx of so many people, thirteen unique colonies are born, each with its own story." – Elementary • Middle

📖 A History of US: From Colonies to Country: 1735–1791 (Book 3) by Joy Hakim. "How did compliant colonials with strong ties to Europe get the notion to become an independent nation? … With such enthralling characters as George Washington, Sam Adams, Patrick Henry, Eliza Pinckney, and Alexander Hamilton throughout, [this] is an amazing story of a nation making a transformation." – Elementary • Middle