Changes: Felicity Saves the Day

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Felicity Saves the Day is the fifth book in the Felicity series. With her BeForever rerelease, it is now part of A Stand for Independence.

Characters

Introduced

Chapter by Chapter Summary

Chapter One: King's Creek Plantation

Chapter Two: Faithful Friends

Chapter Three: The Note in the Bird Bottle

Chapter Four: Runaway

Chapter Five: Penny Saves the Day

Looking Back: America Outdoors in 1774

Discusses how people spent time outdoors during colonial times. Topics include:

The sizzling heat of Virginia during the summer.
How colonists kept themselves cool, from using fans to using blinds.
What clothing girls wore to keep cool.
Gardening and the many uses of herbs.
Slaves on plantations and how they lived.
How some slaves were able to get their freedom.

Items associated with Felicity Saves The Day

Book Covers

Trivia

Once Felicity's Summer Outfit became unavailable through American Girl prior to Felicity's archival, the cover was changed to show her in her traveling gown.

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+{{infobox book
-[[Image:felicity5_3.jpg|thumb|right|The cover of [[Felicity Saves The Day]] ]]'''''Felicity Saves The Day''''' is the fifth book in the [[Felicity Merriman|'''Felicity series''']].
+| name        = Felicity Saves the Day
+| image       = Felicity5_3.jpg
-==Facts==
+| imagewidth  = 300px
+| caption     = The most recent cover of ''Felicity Saves the Day''.
-*Author: [[Valerie Tripp]]
+| published   = 1992
-*Illustrators: [[Dan Andreasen]]
+| author      = [[Valerie Tripp]]
-*First Published: June 1992
+| illustrator = [[Dan Andreasen]]<br>[[Luann Roberts]] (Vignettes)<br>[[Keith Skeen]] (Vignettes)
-*Setting: Summer 1775, Grandfather's Plantation
+| isbn        = 1562470345
+| setting     = July - August 1775, King's Creek Plantation
+| prev      = ''[[Happy Birthday, Felicity!]]''
+| next      = ''[[Changes for Felicity]]''
+}}
+'''''Felicity Saves the Day''''' is the [[Central Series|fifth book]] in the '''[[List of Felicity's Books|Felicity series]]'''. With her [[BeForever]] rerelease, it is now part of ''[[A Stand for Independence]]''.
 ==Characters==
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 ===Introduced===
-*Mr. and Mrs. Wentworth
+* [[Minor Characters in Felicity's Series#Mr. Wentworth|Mr. Wentworth]]
+* [[Minor Characters in Felicity's Series#Mrs. Wentworth|Mrs. Wentworth]]
 ==Chapter by Chapter Summary==
 ===Chapter One: King's Creek Plantation===
-Felicity is excited to be at Grandfather's plantation on the York River for the summer. Felicity presents Grandfather with a bird bottle from her father's store. Felicity and her siblings enjoy their time picking blackberries, playing battledore and shuttlecock, and riding horses with Grandfather.
 ===Chapter Two: Faithful Friends===
-There are many guests at King's Creek Plantation, including Mr. and Mrs. Wentworth, who are gossipy and opinionated. Felicity tries to be as well-mannered as she can, but she is fidgety. Mr. Wentworth has brought some horses for Grandfather to look at, so he takes Felicity out to inspect them. Among the horses is Felicity's friend Penny, who she is very happy to see again. Grandfather buys the horses.
 ===Chapter Three: The Note in the Bird Bottle===
-Felicity is riding Penny, and William tells Felicity to make sure to check the bird bottle to see if any birds have nested there. When she checks it, she finds a scrap of cloth and a wooden whistle. The cloth says "Felicity! Come! Help! Ben" and has a small map leading into the forest near the plantation. Felicity goes into the forest, and finds Ben, who has run away, breaking his apprenticeship to join George Washington's army. He is hungry and injured. She promises to keep his whereabouts secret.
 ===Chapter Four: Runaway===
-Felicity takes Ben food and bandages his leg. Felicity is angry at Ben for breaking his apprenticeship with her father. She continues bringing him supplies. Her father sends word that he will be joining them a day earlier then planned, and Grandfather also tells them that there is a notice in the paper offering a reward for Ben's return. Felicity runs to tell Ben, helping him to the river and giving him a map to Yorktown. When she returns to the house, she overhears some men talking to Grandfather - they are going to go to Yorktown to find Ben.
 ===Chapter Five: Penny Saves the Day===
+===Looking Back: America Outdoors in 1774===
-Felicity immediately takes Penny to look for Ben, knowing she must find him before the men do. She finds him and convinces him to come back with her. They return to the plantation, and Felicity confesses she had been helping Ben. The next day, her father comes, and he and Ben come to an agreement allowing him to finish his apprenticeship and serve the Patriot cause. Grandfather allows Felicity to take Penny back to Williamsburg, and the Merrimans leave the plantation.
+Discusses how people spent time outdoors during colonial times. Topics include:
-===Looking Back===
+* The sizzling heat of Virginia during the summer.
-<b>America Outdoors in 1774</b>
+* How colonists kept themselves cool, from using fans to using blinds.
+* What clothing girls wore to keep cool.
-Discusses summer pastimes, keeping cool without air conditioner, clothing in 1774, and slaves on colonial plantations.
+* Gardening and the many uses of herbs.
+* Slaves on plantations and how they lived.
+* How some slaves were able to get their freedom.
 ==Items associated with ''Felicity Saves The Day''==
-* [[Felicity’s Summer Outfit]]
+* [[Felicity's Summer Outfit]]
 * [[Plantation Play]]
 * [[Rescue Kit]]
-[[Category: Summer Books]]
+==Book Covers==
-[[Category: Felicity Merriman]]
-[[Category: Books]]
+<gallery position="center" widths="200" spacing="small">
+Image:Felicity5_v1.jpg|First cover from 1991-2000.
+Image:Felicity5_v2.jpg|Second cover from 2000-2004.
+Image:Felicity5_2004.jpg|Third cover from 2000-2009.
+Image:Felicity5_3.jpg|Fourth cover from 2009-2017.
+</gallery>
+==Trivia==
+Once [[Felicity's Summer Outfit]] became unavailable through American Girl prior to Felicity's archival, the cover was changed to show her in  [[Felicity's Traveling Gown|her traveling gown]].
+[[Category:Felicity Merriman]]
 [[Category:Felicity's Collection]]
+[[Category:Summer Books]]
+[[Category:Summer Collections]]
+[[Category:Books]]
 [[Category:Central Series]]
+[[Category:Historical Books]]
+[[Category:Items Released in 1992]]