American Challenge: Revolution, A New Nation, and Westward Expansion - eBook

Name: American Challenge: Revolution, A New Nation, and Westward Expansion - eBook
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ISBN: 9781607425328

By: Susan Miller, JoAnn Grote, Veda Jones

Barbour Publishing / 2011 / ePub

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Product Description

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American Dream will transport you back in time to the formative years of our nation, teaching important lessons of history and Christian faith. Featuring four fictional stories in one book, this book also includes bonus educational materials such as glossaries, time lines, and brief biographies of key historical figures, making it ideal for personal or homeschool reading. Stories include:

Lydia the Patriot: a 12-year-old's life is changed by the Boston Massacre
Kate and the Spies: an 11-year-old must choose sides-political and family-in the American Revolution
Betsy's River Adventure: a 13-year-old leaves everything familiar in Boston for the frontier town of Cincinnati
Grace and the Bully: a 10-year-old experiences poverty during a time of drought and depression

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Title: American Challenge: Revolution, A New Nation, and Westward Expansion - eBook
By: Susan Miller, JoAnn Grote, Veda Jones
Format: DRM Free ePub
Vendor: Barbour Publishing

Publication Date: 2011
ISBN: 9781607425328
ISBN-13: 9781607425328
Stock No: WW21140EB

Publisher's Description

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Girls are girls wherever they live—and the Sisters in Time series shows that girls are girls whenever they lived, too! This new collection brings together four historical fiction books for 8–12-year-old girls: Lydia the Patriot: The Boston Massacre (covering the year 1770), Kate and the Spies: The American Revolution (1775), Betsy’s River Adventure: The Journey Westward (1808), and Grace and the Bully: Drought on the Frontier (1819), American Challenge will transport readers back to the formative years of our nation, teaching important lessons of history and Christian faith. Featuring bonus educational materials such as time lines and brief biographies of key historical figures, American Challenge is ideal for anytime reading and an excellent resource for home schooling.

Visit the official Sisters in Time website at www.sistersintime.com

Author Bio

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Susan Martins Miller has been writing and shaping books for more than twenty years. She has nearly sixty books to her credit in various genres, including titles for both children and adults, and books to enjoy at home or use in church ministry. Colorado Springs is home, where she lives with her husband and two young adult children.

JoAnn lives on the Minnesota prairie which is a setting for many of her stories. Once a full-time CPA, JoAnn now spends most of her time researching and writing. JoAnn has published historical nonfiction books for children and several novels with Barbour Publishing in the Heartsong Presents line as well as the American Adventure and Sisters in Time series for children. Several of her novellas are included in CBA best-selling anthologies by Barbour Publishing. JoAnn’s love of history developed when she worked at an historical restoration in North Carolina for five years. She enjoys researching and weaving her fictional characters’ lives into historical backgrounds and events. JoAnn believes that readers can receive a message of salvation and encouragement from well-crafted fiction. She captivates and addresses the deeper meaning between life and faith.

Norma Jean Lutz began her professional writing career in 1977, when she enrolled in a writing correspondence course. Since then, she has had over 200 short stories and articles published in both secular and Christian publications. She is also author of five published teen novels.