In Judy Moody Declares Independence, by Megan McDonald is about a girl who tries to declare her own independence, such as a higher allowance and her own bathroom. On a family trip to Boston, Massachusetts about the American Revolution Judy and her family go to a gift shop. At the gift shop, Judy makes friends with an English tourist her age, Tori. Sharing their stories, Judy is amazed to learn that Tori has her own phone and bathroom, drinks tea every day, gets “pounds of allowance.” Back in school, Judy makes up her missed book report with a biography of Sybil Ludington, Revere's female counterpart. Inspired by Sybil's courage and love of freedom, Judy Moody draws up her own Declaration of Independence from parental oppression. When her mom
