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Maria and the Sons of Liberty Book One of The Threadbearer Chronicles-Signed by Author
Fourteen-year-old Maria Alvarez thinks a tough history quiz is the worst thing she’ll face—until a mysterious golden watch pulls her out of her school hallway and drops her straight into Philadelphia, 1787, during the creation of the United States Constitution.
Confused but courageous, Maria quickly finds herself hiding in the galleries of the Constitutional Convention. There, she witnesses fierce debates, fragile compromises, and the incredible minds of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and the other Founding Fathers.
But Maria soon discovers a terrifying secret:
someone inside the Convention is sabotaging it.
A traitorous delegate is leaking information, stirring fear, and working to fracture the fragile trust among the states. And he isn’t acting alone. He is being manipulated by futuristic time-travelers known as the Severers, a ruthless faction trying to rewrite American history by destroying the Constitution before it exists.
When the watch chooses Maria as its bearer—marking her as a Threadbearer, a protector of pivotal historical moments—she joins forces with Thomas, a local boy, and the Founders themselves. Together, they uncover the conspiracy, expose the traitor, and fend off a direct attack by the Severers inside Independence Hall.
In the final battle, Maria unlocks a hidden power within the watch, creating a Threadlock—a burst of temporal energy that seals the signing of the Constitution permanently into history, beyond the Severers’ reach.
With their plan foiled, the Severers retreat… for now.
But the victory is bittersweet. Because the watch reveals the truth:
This was only the first thread.
Six more crucial historical moments—each vulnerable to sabotage—await her.
After an emotional farewell to Washington, Franklin, and her colonial friends, Maria is pulled back to her own time, forever changed. The watch glows once more, hinting at the next era she must travel to…
And Maria steps into the future knowing her adventure has only just begun.
Fourteen-year-old Maria Alvarez thinks a tough history quiz is the worst thing she’ll face—until a mysterious golden watch pulls her out of her school hallway and drops her straight into Philadelphia, 1787, during the creation of the United States Constitution.
Confused but courageous, Maria quickly finds herself hiding in the galleries of the Constitutional Convention. There, she witnesses fierce debates, fragile compromises, and the incredible minds of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and the other Founding Fathers.
But Maria soon discovers a terrifying secret:
someone inside the Convention is sabotaging it.
A traitorous delegate is leaking information, stirring fear, and working to fracture the fragile trust among the states. And he isn’t acting alone. He is being manipulated by futuristic time-travelers known as the Severers, a ruthless faction trying to rewrite American history by destroying the Constitution before it exists.
When the watch chooses Maria as its bearer—marking her as a Threadbearer, a protector of pivotal historical moments—she joins forces with Thomas, a local boy, and the Founders themselves. Together, they uncover the conspiracy, expose the traitor, and fend off a direct attack by the Severers inside Independence Hall.
In the final battle, Maria unlocks a hidden power within the watch, creating a Threadlock—a burst of temporal energy that seals the signing of the Constitution permanently into history, beyond the Severers’ reach.
With their plan foiled, the Severers retreat… for now.
But the victory is bittersweet. Because the watch reveals the truth:
This was only the first thread.
Six more crucial historical moments—each vulnerable to sabotage—await her.
After an emotional farewell to Washington, Franklin, and her colonial friends, Maria is pulled back to her own time, forever changed. The watch glows once more, hinting at the next era she must travel to…
And Maria steps into the future knowing her adventure has only just begun.