This book combines history with an easy to read story. It is sure to teach young minds and widen their horizons, to think beyond the stereotype, to make your dreams come true. This book shall be shared with my grandchildren and I look forward to reading other books by Sydell Waxman. It is wonderfully written. Emily Stowe was a pioneer in the feminist movement - Waxman vividly shows the gauntlet of abuse that early feminists were subjected to.
Sidebars provide biographical and wider cultural information.
They recognize that you have to use dynamic techniques like storytelling to fashion facts into a compelling narrative. Waxman took her research beyond Stowe's life and into the lives of the women of the time. To write a book that could capture the interest and imagination of a preteen is quite an accomplishment nowadays.