Book Review of Felicity’s Surprise by Valerie Tripp, part of Josie’s Joyful Book Reviews for Kids.

Full Title: Felicity’s Surprise: A Christmas Story
Series: American Girl Felicity
Book: #3
Genre: Children’s Historical Nonfiction
Book Summary
Felicity’s Surprise is a story is about Felicity Merriman, who is growing up in 1774, just before the American Revolution.
Felicity is a spunky, spritely colonial girl who loves horses. She gets invited to the Governor’s Ball, but she doesn’t have a nice enough dress.
Her mother buys some beautiful cloth to make her a dress. But just about that time her mother gets very sick. Will Felicity be able to go to the ball after all?
Similar Books and Recommendations
This book is children’s historical fiction. You would like this book if you like the other books in the American Girl series or if you like reading about spunky colonial girls.
Other books you might like similar to this book are:
- Meet Felicity: An American Girl and other books in the Felicity series
- My America: Hope’s Revolutionary War Diary Book 1 and Book 2 by Kristiana Gregory
- Toliver’s Secret by Ester Wood Brady
- Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink
More Book Reviews
This is Review #1 in Josie’s Joyful Book Reviews for Kids.
Her other reviews can be found below:
- A Chicken was There
- A Time of Legends
- Baby Island
- Felicity’s Surprise (American Girl)
- Heidi -Great Illustrated Classics
- Julie of the Wolves
- Ranger in Time
- Ruby Holler
- Snow Treasure
- Summer with the Moodys
- The Toothpaste Millionaire
- The Kidnapped Prince
- Tuesdays at the Castle
- Mr. Lemoncello’s All-Star Breakout Game (Mr. Lemoncello series)
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