“Angie of Garfield Farm” By Author Ann Brack-Johnson. Charming illustrations by Pam Hamilton.
Angie of Garfield Farm
It is 1847 and nine-year old Angie Garfield excitedly awaits her first cotillion dance at her parent’s country inn. With the dance just one week away, Angie yearns to be grown up like her older siblings and help Mama get ready for the big party. In the midst of preparations, a family friend, Harry, goes missing and Angie realizes that he’s been kidnapped. Her seven-year old brother, Robert, is determined to help find Harry and Angie is pulled into the dramatic search.
Garfield Farm is a real place
“Angie of Garfield Farm” is an historical novel written for middle-schoolers and is based on the real-life Garfield Family. Their story represents the hundreds of successful farms and inns that doted the Northern Illinois prairie landscape around the fast growing metropolis of Chicago during the city’s very early settlement years in the 1840s.
History comes alive
“The story was thoroughly enjoyable and relates a true-to-life picture of events at the farm those many years ago…The characters were well drawn so that they seemed very real.” Eileen
Appeals to Readers young and old
Youngsters as well as adult readers will love this book. It is entertaining, historically informative, and touches on many life lessons that are applicable today.
Next Steps…
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