American Progress: Battling Fear, Discrimination, and the Great Depression (Sisters in Time) - Softcover

Jones, Veda Boyd; Lutz, Norma Jean; Grote, JoAnn A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1616268239 ISBN 13: 9781616268237

Publisher: Barbour Books, 2012

Synopsis

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: Maureen the Detective: The Age of Immigration (covering the year 1903), Maria Takes a Stand: The Battle for Women’s Rights (1914), Carrie’s Courage: Battling the Powers of Bigotry (1923), and Anna’s Fight for Hope: The Great Depression (1931), American Progress will transport readers back to America’s national maturation of the early twentieth century, teaching important lessons of history and Christian faith. Featuring bonus educational materials such as time lines and brief biographies of key historical figures, American Progress is ideal for anytime reading and an excellent resource for home schooling.

About this title

Book Description:

This 4-in-1 collection combines titles from Barbour’s Sisters in Time historical fiction series for 8–12-year-old girls. Including Maureen the Detective (age of immigration, 1903), Maria Takes a Stand (women’s rights, 1914), Carrie’s Courage (battling bigotry, 1923), and Anna’s Fight for Hope (Great Depression, 1931), American Progress teaches both history and Christian faith.

About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Barbour Books
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1616268239
• ISBN 13: 9781616268237
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 576