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Sisters in Time to Feature Ethnic Characters
Popular Series for Girls Set to Release Six New Titles

Uhrichsville, OH—Have you ever wondered what it would have been like to walk the heartbreaking “Trail of Tears?” Or to be a slave tasting the first moments of freedom after the Civil War? This spring, historical moments like these will come alive for young girls in six new releases in the Sisters in Time series from Barbour Publishing. For the first time, the popular series will feature ethnic lead characters—including a young Cherokee girl, a former African-American child slave, and a Mexican immigrant—helping girls better understand the many peoples who have been part of America’s history.

Scheduled to release in April 2006, the new titles include:

§ Lizzie and the Redcoat—Stirrings of Revolution in the American Colonies
by Susan Martins Miller
Pre-Revolution tensions simmer in 1765 Boston, home to twelve-year-old Lizzie Murray. Residents of the city are dividing over loyalty to England—even within Lizzie’s own family. When a mob wounds a young British soldier, Lizzie chooses to help the frightened redcoat. But sometimes acts of mercy can bring about unforeseen trouble.

§ Grace and the Bully—Drought on the Frontier by Norma Jean Lutz
Grace Morgan can’t stand the dirty, unkempt boy who harasses her cousin. But Grace soon gets a taste of the bully’s hard life of poverty when her hometown is struck by a serious drought in 1819. As Grace’s family finances dry up in the drought, she begins to look for ways to help—and soon learns the importance of compassion.

§ Nellie the Brave—The Cherokee Trail of Tears by Veda Boyd Jones
In this story centering on forgiveness, Nellie Starr, a young Cherokee girl, is caught in the political upheaval of America’s westward expansion in 1838. Forced by U.S. soldiers to leave their home in Tennessee, Nellie, her family, and thousands of other Cherokee travel the dangerous “Trail of Tears” to a new home in Indian Territory—modern-day Oklahoma.

§ Janie’s Freedom—African-Americans in the Aftermath of the Civil War
by Callie Smith Grant
In a story of faith, eleven-year-old Janie finds herself in a quandary. The Civil War is over, and as a former slave, Janie is free to leave Rubyhill Plantation. But Janie doesn’t know where to go. Danger still lurks in the South, and there are many unknowns in the North—and moving may eliminate any chance of ever reuniting with her mother.

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§ Rosa Takes a Chance—Mexican Immigrants in the Dust Bowl Years
by Susan Martins Miller
Rosa Sanchez’s parents took a chance on their future by emigrating from Mexico to the United States. Now, ten-year-old Rosa takes a chance of her own with a God-given desire to go to school. But that’s not easy for an immigrant girl in the Texas Panhandle of 1935—and it’s even more challenging when the terrible, black-clouded storms of the “Dust Bowl” strike.

§ Laura’s Victory—End of the Second World War by Veda Boyd Jones
As the Second World War grinds on in 1945, eleven-year-old Laura Edwards hopes and prays for an American victory and an end to the war. Inside her, though, another battle is raging: Originally suspicious and resentful of a Japanese-American classmate, Laura begins to admire the girl’s quiet strength in the face of persecution. When Laura learns that the girl’s father is fighting for the U.S. Army in Europe, she comes to realize the dangers of judging solely by appearances.

Written to teach 8–12-year-old girls American history together with Christian faith, the Sisters in Time series portrays fictional characters written into actual events, showing today’s girls what life was like in the past. Popular with homeschooling families, the series has also become a collectible and includes a Web site filled with activities for girls at www.sistersintime.com.

About the Authors

Callie Smith Grant is the author of Barbour’s Free Indeed. She lives with her husband in southern Michigan.

Veda Boyd Jones of Missouri is a public speaker and author of more than three dozen books for children and adults.

Norma Jean Lutz is a speaker, writing teacher, and author of more than two dozen books. She lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Susan Martins Miller of Colorado has written books in several series for Barbour.

Coming April 2006. . .Barbour Publishing,144 pages, 6" x 8 3/8", $4.97, softcoverLizzie and the Redcoat, ISBN 1-59789-101-0Grace and the Bully, ISBN 1-59789-102-9Nellie the Brave, ISBN 1-59789-070-7Janie’s Freedom, ISBN 1-59789-086-3Rosa Takes a Chance, ISBN 1-59789-065-0Laura’s Victory, ISBN 1-59789-103-7

Related Authors

• Callie Smith Grant

• Veda Boyd Jones

• Norma Jean Lutz

• Susan Martins Miller

Related Books

• Grace And The Bully (Trade Paper)

• Janie's Freedom (Trade Paper)

• Laura's Victory (Trade Paper)

• Lizzie And The Redcoat (Trade Paper)

• Nellie The Brave (Trade Paper)

• Rosa Takes A Chance (Trade Paper)