Author Lauren Tarshis takes readers into a major turning point in our country’s fight for independence in her new book, I SURVIVED: The American Revolution, 1776.

This story is centered around a young boy in the middle of the Battle of Brookyln, the largest single battle of the Revolutionary War, which tested the Continental Army’s mettle as the British set out to isolate and weaken the colonies by seizing control of New York and the Hudson River. In the newest installment, and 11-year-old orphan named Nathaniel Fox literally steps into the heart of the war.

You can experience the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia with a virtual field trip available online now! Visit Scholastic for Beyond the Battlefield.

Visit Lauren’s website for more information about her I Survived series.