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Author Insight
Beside the Hearth
When I considered how to tell Anna's story for young readers, I was told the book's protagonist needed to be a child. The pertinent events in Anna's story took place when she was an adult. I decided to bring Anna and Benjamin's grandchildren into the story, and imagined how exciting it would be for them to learn the story of their grandmother's actions during the American Revolution for the first time!
Book Excerpt
Revolutionary Anna
As soon as the dishes were washed and dried, ten-year-old Hannah pulled over a bench, sat down, and warmed her toes.
“Where is General Lafayette visiting now, Grandpa?”
Benjamin looked over the top of the newspaper.
“The latest article says the general is scheduled to visit Baltimore in a few days. From there, he’ll go by steam ship to Norfolk, and then to Richmond to visit the Virginia legislature.” Benjamin smiled at Hannah. “You like politics as much as your grandma, don’t you?”
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