Grace's Letter to Lincoln

Can the advice of an eleven-year-old girl help get Abraham Lincoln elected president?

As the election of 1860 nears, eleven-year-old Grace and her family are working hard to help Abraham Lincoln win. After seeing his image on a poster, Grace decides to write to him and suggest that growing a beard might win him more votes. Much to her surprise, Lincoln answers her letter, and she becomes a neighborhood celebrity. When the president-elect’s victory train passes through on its way to Washington, DC, Mr. Lincoln singles Grace out as the girl who gave him good advice. Based on true events, this story will charm young readers of historical fiction.

© 2015 Open Road Media Young Readers (E-bog): 9781504010122

Release date

E-bog: 5. maj 2015