Books like Regina Silsby's Secret War

This review is for both Regina Silsby's Secret War and Regina Silsby's Phantom MilitiaAdventurous and delightful novels for children/teen and up! I quite enjoyed these intriguing tales set in the tumultuous times leading up to the American Revolutionary War.The REGINA SILSBY series by Thomas J. Brodeur is about a girl named Rachel Winslow who goes on many a daring adventure. Determined to aid those in need in a time when many are oppressed by the British soldiers from overseas, Rachel goes about Boston as a spy of sorts, leaving chaos in her wake.Historical events such as the Boston Tea Party are witnessed by Rachel. Great historical, with a generous dash of speculative fun and dramatic adventure. These books do have a Christian theme of considerable depth, which I really liked. Some meaningful and tender moments of faith, lessons learned, and such.On a cautionary note: There are many mentions of ghosts, demons, hauntings, and whatnot. It all has to do with old rumors, superstitious people, and a certain person's ghastly masquerade. All in all, I felt it was pretty tastefully done. There are no real ghosts in these stories - that's made quite clear; even lined up with Biblical teachings. But there is a slightly disturbing story about the death a woman rumored to be a witch, in the first book. And yeah, stuff like that. I didn't mind any of it, for the most part, but some people might be more sensitive toward those kind of things.Anyway, I had fun reading the REGINA SILSBY series and going on grand escapades with a daring girl in the late 18th century!