FROM SARAH:

A picture book biography about Sarah Hale, a woman of persistence who saved Thanksgiving as a national holiday.

FROM THE PUBLISHER:

Thanksgiving might have started with a jubilant feast on Plymouth's shore. But by the 1800s America's observance was waning. None of the presidents nor Congress sought to revive the holiday. And so one invincible "lady editor" name Sarah Hale took it upon herself to rewrite the recipe for Thanksgiving as we know it today. This is an inspirational, historical, all-out boisterous tale about perseverance and belief: In 1863 Hale's thirty-five years of petitioning and orations got Abraham Lincoln thinking. He signed the Thanksgiving Proclamation that very year, declaring it a national holiday. This story is a tribute to Hale, her fellow campaigners, and to the amendable government that affords citizens the power to make the world a better place!

FROM SARAH:

Perfect for readers who love history brought vividly to life. This gripping young adult novel offers a powerful look at a moment when ordinary people were called to extraordinary bravery. I’d recommend it for readers 15 and up who love survival stories based on real events.

FROM THE PUBLISHER:

It's summer during the late eighteenth century in Philadelphia, and Mattie Cook is caught in the middle of a plague that sweeps the city and destroys everything in its path. When her mother becomes gravely ill, Mattie and her grandfather discover the yellow fever cannot be outrun. Based on the true events of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793, this one is a page-turner.