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Sisters in Time Series

24 primary works • 30 total works
The Sisters in Time series presents American historical fiction for girls 8 to 12. Explore America's heritage with young heroines who solve mysteries, explore frontiers, fight injustice and conqueor a growing nation with faith and courage.

Book 1

Sarah's New World: The Mayflower Adventure (1620)
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3.60 · 248 Ratings · 27 Reviews · published 2004 · 2 editions
Time 1620 Oct.-Nov .  Imagine leaving the land you…

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    Book 2

    Rebekah in Danger: Peril at Plymouth Colony (1621)
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    3.63     · 157 Ratings · 16 Reviews · published 2004 · 4 editions
    Time Period:  1620 Nov.   Freezing weather, lack o…

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    Book 3

    Maggie's Dare: The Great Awakening (1744)
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    3.89     · 256 Ratings · 18 Reviews · published 2005 · 6 editions
    Time   1744  Slavery confuses Maggie Baldwin. It's…

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    Book 4

    Lizzie and the Redcoat: Stirrings of Revolution in the American Colonies (1765)
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    3.85     · 116 Ratings · 9 Reviews · published 2006 · 3 editions
    Time   Dec. 1764 - May 1766  Tensions simmer in 17…

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    Book 5

    Lydia the Patriot: The Boston Massacre
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    3.68     · 151 Ratings · 12 Reviews · published 2004 · 4 editions
    Miller, Susan Martins

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    Book 6

    Kate and the Spies: The American Revolution (1775)
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    4.00     · 143 Ratings · 8 Reviews · published 2004 · 4 editions
    Time   1775  When Kate Milton and her cousin happe…

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    Book 7

    Betsy's River Adventure: The Journey Westward (1808)
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    3.86     · 123 Ratings · 12 Reviews · published 1998 · 3 editions
    Time Period:  1808  Thirteen-year-old Betsy Miller…

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    Book 8

    Grace and the Bully: Drought on the Frontier (1819)
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    3.96     · 103 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 2006 · 2 editions
    Time   1819  Grace Morgan can't stand the dirty, u…

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    Book 9

    Emma's Secret: The Cincinnati Epidemic (1832)
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    3.89     · 118 Ratings · 9 Reviews · published 2013 · 4 editions
    Time   1832  Twelve-year-old Emma Farley has a sec…

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    Book 10

    Nellie the Brave: The Cherokee Trail of Tears (1838)
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    3.99     · 111 Ratings · 8 Reviews · published 2006 · 4 editions
    Time   Begins 1838  In 1838, Nellie Starr, a young…

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    Book 11

    Meg Follows a Dream: The Fight for Freedom (1844)
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    3.90     · 132 Ratings · 9 Reviews · published 2004 · 3 editions
    Time Period:  1844  Slavery is a growing issue in …

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    Book 12

    Daria Solves a Mystery: The Civil War in Ohio (1862)
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    3.97     · 109 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 2004 · 2 editions
    Time   1862  Daria Fisk's father is a doctor who's…

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    Book 13

    Elise the Actress: Climax of the Civil War (1865)
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    3.88     · 109 Ratings · 9 Reviews · published 2005 · 2 editions
    Time Period: With the nation convulsed by civil wa…

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    Book 14

    Janie's Freedom: African Americans in the Aftermath of the Civil War (1867)
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    4.21     · 101 Ratings · 12 Reviews · published 2006 · 2 editions
    Time   1867  Eleven-year-old Janie finds herself i…

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    Book 15

    Rachel and the Riot: The Labor Movement Divides a Family (1889)
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    3.95     · 77 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 2004 · 2 editions
    Time Period:  1889  In Minneapolis in 1889, ten-ye…

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    Book 16

    Emily Makes a Difference: A Time of Progress and Problems (1893)
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    3.69     · 104 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 2004 · 3 editions
    Time Period:  1893  It's 1893, and technology is m…

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    Book 17

    Maureen the Detective: The Age of Immigration
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    3.90     · 98 Ratings · 8 Reviews · published 2005 · 4 editions
    Time   1903  When her parents died, young Maureen …

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    Book 18

    Maria Takes a Stand: The Battle for Women's Rights (1914)
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    3.95     · 77 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 2004 · 3 editions
    Time Period:  1914  1914 is a tough year for twelv…

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    Book 19

    Carrie's Courage: Battling the Powers of Bigotry (1923)
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    3.88     · 90 Ratings · 8 Reviews · published 2005 · 3 editions
    Time   1923  For ten-year-old Carrie Moe, friendsh…

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    Book 20

    Anna's Fight for Hope: The Great Depression (1931)
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    3.82     · 162 Ratings · 16 Reviews · published 2004 · 4 editions
    Time   1931  Twenty-five percent unemployment, foo…

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    Book 21

    Rosa Takes a Chance: Mexican Immigrants in the Dust Bowl Years (1935)
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    3.90     · 96 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 2006 · 2 editions
    Time Period:  1934 - 1935  Rosa Sanchez's parents …

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    Book 22

    Mandy the Outsider: Prelude to the Second World War (1939)
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    3.99     · 108 Ratings · 8 Reviews · published 2004 · 3 editions
    Time Period:  1939  Ten-year old Mandy McMichael d…

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    Book 23

    Jennie's War: The Home Front in World War II (1944)
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    3.72     · 104 Ratings · 8 Reviews · published 2005 · 6 editions
    Time   July 1943 - June 1944  Ten-year-old Jennie …

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    Book 24

    Laura's Victory: End of the Second World War (1945)
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    3.97     · 79 Ratings · 10 Reviews · published 2006 · 2 editions
    Time   July 1944 - Thanksgiving 1945  As the Secon…

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    Book 1-4

    American Dream: The New World, Colonial Times, and Hints of Revolution
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    4.31     · 64 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2011 · 3 editions
    Girls are girls wherever they live—and the Sisters…

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    Book 5-8

    American Challenge: Revolution, A New Nation, and Westward Expansion
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    4.22     · 65 Ratings · 8 Reviews · published 2011 · 4 editions
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    Book 9-12

    American Struggle: Social Change, Native Americans, and Civil War
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    4.40     · 48 Ratings · published 2012 · 6 editions
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    Book 13-16

    American Rebirth: Civil War, National Recovery, and Prosperity
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    4.23     · 48 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2012 · 11 editions
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    Book 17-20

    American Progress: Battling Fear, Discrimination, and the Great Depression
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    4.10     · 29 Ratings · published 2012 · 7 editions
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    Book 21-24

    American Triumph: The Dust Bowl, World War II, and Ultimate Victory
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    4.15     · 26 Ratings · published 2012 · 5 editions
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