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The Hope Chest

by Karen Schwabach

A search for family leads into the suffrage movement

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A search for family leads into the suffrage movement

Violet’s effort to find her sister takes her from New York to Tennessee and into the campaign for women’s voting rights. The family search and the political struggle meet as Violet and her new friend Myrtle join Chloe in trying to persuade legislators. Historical photographs, notes on the suffrage movement, a voting timeline, and activities extend the novel with contextual material about the period and the movement.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • A fit for children ages 9–12 interested in historical fiction.
  • Useful for young readers exploring women’s suffrage, with photographs, historical notes, a timeline, and activities.
  • May interest readers who enjoy stories combining a family search with a historical cause.

Themes

Women’s suffrageFamily and sisterhoodJustice and political activismHistorical context

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Book overview

Celebrate the100th 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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