The Hope Chest Contributor(s): Schwabach, Karen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0375840966 ISBN-13: 9780375840968 Publisher: Yearling Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: December 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism |
Dewey: FIC |
Age Level: 8-12 |
Grade Level: 3-7 |
Lexile Measure: 800(Not Available) |
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.1" W x 7.5" L (0.45 lbs) 288 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 120147 Reading Level: 5.4 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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 |
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