Starting from Seneca Falls
$21.68
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
30 May 2023
Summary
It took voices big and small to win women the right to vote. Join the rallying cry of the women’s suffrage movement in this empowering historical fiction novel from the author of The Hope Chest!
Bridie’s life has been a series of wrongs. The potato famine in Ireland. Being sent to the poorhouse when her mother’s new job in America didn’t turn out the way they’d hoped. Becoming an orphan.
And then there’s the latest wrong—having to work for a family so abusive that Bridie is af…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780593125076 |
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| ISBN-10: | 059312507X |
| Author: | Karen Schwabach |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 30 May 2023 |
| Weight: | 184g |
| Dimensions: | 194mm x 132mm |
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Critics Review
“A strong example of historical fiction that could be utilized in U.S. history lessons.” –School Library Journal“A friendly introduction to the women’s rights and abolitionist movements of the nineteenth century.” –Booklist“Historical fiction fans drawn to period details … will be pleased.” –The Bulletin“Steeped in historical facts and details, which will particularly fascinate history buffs.” –Kirkus Reviews
About The Author
Karen Schwabach
Karen Schwabach grew up in upstate New York and lived for many years in Alaska, where she taught ESL in the Yup’ik village of Chefornak. She later taught in the education department at Salem College in North Carolina. She’s the author of A Pickpocket’s Tale, The Hope Chest, The Storm Before Atlanta, and Starting from Seneca Falls.
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