LETTERS TO THE AUTHOR

Mrs. Lawton loves to receive letters from her readers. If you’d like to write to her, send the letter to:

Wendy Lawton
Post Office Box 1227
Hilmar, CA 95324

Or you can send her an e-mail through the Contact page!

The Daughters of the Faith books are all about real girls from the pages of history. One of the reasons these girls are so interesting is that they made a difference— a huge difference— while they were still young.

Most books talk about famous grown-up women who accomplished great things, or women who married famous men. Daughters of the Faith books are stories about girls—many of them just about your age.

If you are writing a book report about an important time in history, try the following Daughters of the Faith books to help you learn:

If you’re studying people in American history you could pick:

Courage to Run (Harriet Tubman)

Ransom’s Mark (Olive Oatman)

Almost Home (Mary Chilton)

The Hallelujah Lass (Eliza Shirley)

If you are studying the American Westward Movement read:

Ransom’s Mark

If you are studying European History check out:

The Tinker’s Daughter

If you are studying World War II or the Holocaust, read:

Shadow of His Hand

If you are studying black history, read:

Courage to Run

If you’d like to ride along on the Mayflower, read:

Almost Home

If you’d like to see how one girl can change the world, read:

The Hallelujah Lass

If you are studying Native Americans, read:

Ransom’s Mark

If you’d like to see what a ten-year-old girl can do when she’s blind, read:

The Tinker’s Daughter