A Buss from Lafayette

Teens

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CAN ONE LITTLE KISS FROM A WORLD FAMOUS HERO OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION CHANGE EVERYTHING? Now available in print, digital, and audio editions. ***************************************************************** 1st Place Winner (Young Adults) Red City Review Book Awards; 1st Place Winner (Historical Fiction) Purple Dragonfly Book Awards; Gold Medalist (Middle School/Historical Fiction) Literary Classics Award; Bronze Medalist (Juvenile/Young Adult Fiction) eLit Awards; Finalist, (Historical Fiction) Red City Book Awards; Quarter Finalist (Middle Grade) Booklife Prize. Also named on the Grateful American Kids website as one of the best history book for kids to read. ***************************************************************** Clever young Clara Hargraves has a couple of big problems: a new stepmother, formerly her old maid schoolteacher aunt, who keeps trying to make Clara behave like a lady; and red hair, which means she is constantly teased, especially by an older boy, Dickon, and her beautiful cousin, Hetty. During the last week of June, 1825, Clara's small New Hampshire town is buzzing about the upcoming visit to the state by the Revolutionary War hero, General Lafayette. Could an unexpected playful kiss from a charming, world-famous Frenchman change Clara's life forever?

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Dorothea Jensen is proud to be one of a very few people who has boarded a pirate ship and attacked a Viking vessel manned by real Vikings wearing horns and furs. She was born in Boston, but grew up in Chillicothe, Illinois, site of the Viking adventure. She then earned a BA in English from Carleton College and an MA in Secondary Education from the University of New Mexico. She has served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in South America, taught middle and high school English, tutored refugees in ESL, written grant proposals for various arts organizations, written a play performed in Noh style, and raised three children. Her first historical novel for young readers, THE RIDDLE OF PENNCROFT FARM, has been used in classrooms for many years as an enrichment resource for kids studying the American Revolution. Her next novel, A BUSS FROM LAFAYETTE, is set in 1825 in the small town in New Hampshire where she has lived since 1991. Dorothea also writes modern Christmas stories in verse. Modeled on the 19th century classic poem, "A Visit from St. Nicholas", these award-winning Santa's Izzy Elves story poems feature decidedly 21st century elves savvy in modern technology.

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Markers of History

This week I have had the inestimable pleasure of attending the dedication of three historical markers. These commemorate stops Lafayette made on his extraordinary Farewell Tour of 1824-5. His visit to all 24 (at that time) states was unique in our (and maybe other countries') history. He was mobbed like a rock star wherever he went during the 12 months of his journey. The markers (one in Bolton, MA, and one in Newport, NH, and one in Cornish, NH) were installed by The Lafayette Trail, a nonprofit organization, and donated by the Pomeroy Foundation. There will be 175 of these markers installed in 24 (actually 25 now, since W. VA split away from VA) and D.C. To find out if Lafayette visited your town, visit thelafayettetrail.org!

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A Buss from Lafayette

“The Nation’s Guest,” Father replied. “He arrives in New Hampshire today.”

“How can a nation have a guest?” I scoffed. “What a silly idea!”

“This is a man who actually helped us become a nation, Clara,” my father said, waving his fork in the air for emphasis. “If it were not for Lafayette, France would never have fought on our side in the Revolution. And without help from France, we would not have won the war. To mark the fiftieth anniversary of the start of the war, Lafayette is visiting all twenty-four of our states. And yes, he is our most honored guest.”

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