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Maggie's Dare, by Norma Jean Lutz, is the story of twelve-year-old Maggie Baldwin, who is distraught when her friend, Adelaide, gets her very own slave for a Christmas present. Tenderhearted Maggie dares to speak up when Adelaide mistreats the young slave girl, risking their friendship. The Great Awakening arrives in Boston in 1744, causing Maggie to rethink her views on religion and serving God.

Emma's Secret is set in 1832, a time when young girls were told they had to be wives and mothers when they grew up. Emma Farley had other plans for her future, however, and wished to become an animal doctor. Emma's dreams are threatened when the Ohio River rises over its banks during a severe rainstorm, causing a cholera outbreak. Twelve-year-old Emma wonders if her family, and her dreams, will survive the Cincinnati Epidemic in this book by Veda Boyd Jones.

In Elise the Actress, also written by author Lutz, Elise Brannon is a ten-year-old girl who loves to perform for her family and friends. In 1865, the entertainment she provides is a welcome relief from the horrors of the War Between the States, better known as the Civil War. Prejudice and food rationing are major problems. When Elise learns of the town's prejudice against Milt Finney, an old man whose son is fighting for the South, she makes the bold decision to show him kindness.

Set in 1903, Maureen the Detective, by Veda Boyd Jones, is about an Irish girl who emigrated to America with her parents. Maureen Stevenson is adopted into an American family after her immigrant parents both die, and plans on becoming an American citizen. The elevenyear- old is hired to catalog the various foreign items in a large collection owned by Mrs. Hoag. When some pieces turn up missing, it's up to Maureen to help solve the mystery.

Carrie's Courage, by Lutz, is the story of Carrie Ruhle, a ten-year-old girl who befriends a Jewish immigrant girl who just moved into Carrie's neighborhood. With the Ku Klux Klan actively causing trouble for Jews, blacks, and other immigrants in 1923, Carrie must decide whether she will still stand with her friend. Can she be true to Dvora even when she loses all of her other friends?

Set in 1944, during the time of the World War II, Jennie's War, by Bonnie Hinman , introduces readers to ten-year-old Jennie Fleming, who is doing her part in the war effort. She and her friends collect newspapers, scrap metal, and rubber to use for bullets and tires and airplane wings. Everything between Jennie and her younger brother is a competition, including growing vegetables in the "Victory Garden" that the neighborhood plants together. But Jennie suspects that one of her neighbors is a spy; should she tell anyone of her suspicions?

The newest six releases in the Sisters in Time Series from Barbour Publishing are absolutely fantastic! Young children will read captivating stories about boys and girls their own age at various time periods, and how they dealt with the problems and challenges of their day. As they are reading, they will receive a history lesson without even realizing it. Kids will learn about war, immigration, bigotry, slavery, prejudice, and other problems of society and howthey can be dealt with. Qualities such as honesty, kindness, courage, and respect are clearly present in each of the books. Fans of Dear America and American Girl stories will enjoy these wonderful stories. While these books are geared mainly towards girls, young boys can also benefit from reading them.

Related Authors

• Bonnie Hinman

• Veda Boyd Jones

• Norma Jean Lutz

Related Books

• Carrie's Courage (Soft Cover)

• Elise The Actress (Soft Cover)

• Emma's Secret (Soft Cover)

• Jennie's War (Soft Cover)

• Maggie's Dare (Soft Cover)

• Maureen The Detective (Soft Cover)