The Hope Chest by Karen Schwabach
Celebrate the100th anniversary ofthe 19th Amendment with this stirring historical novelabout women's suffrage!She's searching for her sister. Along the way, she finds a friend . . . and a cause.
It's been three years since Violet's sister, Chloe, left home, and Violet is determined to find her! She runs away and follows her sister's trail all the way to New York and then Tennessee. There, she discovers not only Chloe but the fierce fight for women's right to vote.
And what a fight it is! Violet and her new friend Myrtle join Chloe in the Suffragists' cause, eager to sway legislators to their side. Violet knows that her parents would surely disapprove of her decisions, but if fighting for justice makes her the wrong kind of girl . . . then why does it feel so right?
A perfect Common Core tie-in,The Hope Chestincludes back matter with period photographs, historical notes about the suffrage movement, a "Voting in America" timeline, and other activities. It's also a New York State curriculum title for fourth grade.
Don't miss Starting from Seneca Falls, another historical novel about women's suffrage from the author of The Hope Chest!
Karen Schwabach has been voting since 1984. She lived in Alaska for many years, but did not find it necessary to change her name. A Pickpocket's Tale was her fiction debut, and The Hope Chest is her second novel. She lives in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780375840968 |
| ISBN 10 | 0375840966 |
| Title | The Hope Chest |
| Author | Karen Schwabach |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2010-12-28 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Prizes | Winner of Amelia Bloomer List Recommended Title., Nominated for Arkansas Charlie May Simon Award., Nominated for Hawaii Nene Master List 2011 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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