The Hope Chest by Karen Schwabach

The Hope Chest by Karen Schwabach

Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment with this stirring historical novel about 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 Chest includes 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.

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ISBN 13	9780375840951
ISBN 10	0375840958
Title	The Hope Chest
Author	Karen Schwabach
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Random House Books for Young Readers
Year published	2008-02-15
Number of pages	288
Prizes	Short-listed for Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award 2010
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.