Maria's Story, 1773 (Young Americans: Colonial Williamsburg) - Hardcover

After Maria's father dies, her mother and brother are left to keep the family's newspaper business alive without him while she tends to her three small brothers, but when political pressures and financial hardships cause their only source of income to be put in jeopardy, Maria knows she has to take a more active role to keep The Viginia Gazette on the market. Teacher's Guide available.

When Maria Rind's father dies, her mother is forced to carry on his work: writing and publishing The Virginia Gazette, one of Williamsburg's weekly newspapers. Nine-year-old Maria would like to help too, but instead her older brother is chosen to work at the press. That leaves Maria to look after her three younger brothers-a task she does not enjoy. Then the newspaper comes under attack for its political reporting, and to make matters worse, the Rinds risk losing the press itself. Can Maria find a way to hold her family together?