Adams, John Benge, Janet. John Adams: Independence Forever. Lynnwood, WA: Emerald Books, 2002. $8.99. One of the Heroes of History series, written on an entertaining fourth- to fifth-grade level. Hopkinson, Deborah. John Adams Speaks for Freedom, illus. Craig Orback. New York: Simon Spotlight, 2005. $3.99. One of the Ready-to-Read series, this is ideal for students reading on a second- to third-grade level (much simpler than the Heroes of History biography above).