The story is exciting, sad, and thought provoking. A Massachusetts Adventure . Morrow Junior Books, 1992. Perhaps this is too utterly frivolous to be considered historical fiction. Hilarious tale of prim 7 year old Emily Upham's near disastrous encounter with Seth Marple, a wild boy who prefers to re-write life as a variant of the cheap wild west adventures he devours.
Characters are well drawn and action is nail-biting.
Hail, Columbia . William Morrow and Co., 1970. Washington State, 1893. An amusing way to learn a bit about the fight for women's suffrage and its larger context. O the Red Rose Tree .