Caroline Takes a Chance (American Girl Collection 1812)

Caroline, like everyone else in Sackets Harbor, is waiting anxiously for the first supply boats of the year to arrive. Without supplies, the shipyards can’t build boats to fight the British. When Caroline and her friends Rhonda and Seth go out fishing in Papa’s skiff, they’re excited to catch sight of a supply boat—until they realize that it’s being chased by a British warship. Desperate to save the supply boat, Caroline comes up with a daring idea. Will her plan work? Or is it a dangerous and foolish risk? Caroline has no time to think—she can only plunge ahead.

I guess this is analogous to the "birthday" book because Caroline is 10 now? There's still allusions to the first two books which I haven't gotten to yet, but otherwise a nice, easily self-contained story that I can follow. The bravery aspect made me think of the "Saves the Day" historical books, but from the preview the next one might be more worthy of that spot. A fishing trip turns into a chance to aid a supply ship in the first half, and in the second Caroline makes a surprising (but positive) discovery.