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    Grace's Letter to Lincoln
    Grace's Letter to Lincoln
    Grace's Letter to Lincoln
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    Grace's Letter to Lincoln

    By Stacey Schuett, Peter Roop and Connie Roop

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    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.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOpen Road Media
    Release dateMay 5, 2015
    ISBN9781504010122
    Grace's Letter to Lincoln
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    Stacey Schuett

    Stacey Schuett's artwork graces numerous picture books, including the I Can Read Book Forest by Laura Godwin and her own Somewhere in theWorld Right Now, a Reading Rainbow Book. Ms. Schuett lives in Sebastopol, California.

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      Grace's Letter to Lincoln - Stacey Schuett

      Chapter One

      I wish I owned a slave! Grace slammed down the hot, heavy iron.

      Grace Bedell. What a wicked thought! You should be ashamed! Mama exclaimed.

      But, Mama. All I do is iron, iron, iron. A wisp of smoke rose from Grace’s iron. She yanked it up. It was too late. She had scorched a brown triangle into the white sheet.

      My favorite sheet, moaned Alice.

      Grace Greenwood Bedell, Mama scolded. I’ve got a good mind to …

      Helen raced to Grace’s rescue. I’ve finished the washing, Helen said. I’ll iron for you, Grace.

      Grace caught Mama’s eye.

      No, thank you, Grace said. I’ll iron. Reluctantly she placed her cooled iron on the stove and gingerly picked a hot one. Steam rose as she stroked the sheet. I still wish someone else had to iron. I hate it! Grace thought.

      The backdoor burst open. Grace shivered in the blast of chilly fall air that followed Frederick inside.

      Papa’s coming, he said breathlessly.

      Mama tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear.

      Children, stay in the kitchen while I find out what Papa wants.

      But, Mama, Grace said.

      Mama’s eyes cut off her protest.

      Grace could hear her parents talking. Papa sounded like a waterfall rumbling in Chautauqua Creek Gorge. Grace put her ear against the door.

      Amanda, Papa grumbled.

      First you want a slave. Now you are a spy. Alice grabbed Grace.

      Don’t you want to know what has upset Papa? Grace whispered.

      He will tell us when he is ready, Alice snapped back.

      Papa’s rumble grew louder.

      It is not right, Papa said. Jefferson works for me just like any other man. They cannot take him back to Tennessee to be a slave again.

      Any runaway slave must be returned to his master. It is the law.

      Well, Amanda, this is one law I am willing to break. I’m going to see Thomas Macomber.

      Papa left. Upstairs, baby Una began howling. Mama hurried up to comfort her.

      Grace scampered back to her ironing. She picked up the iron just as Mama returned. The strand of hair was flying loose again.

      There, there, Una, Mama cooed. Everything is all right.

      Una stopped whimpering and burped.

      Grace said, She’s as happy as a clam at high water.

      Mama said, Frederick, I need firewood. Girls, when you’ve finished the washing and ironing, we’ll begin making supper.

      Grace shuffled her feet.

      What has Papa so upset? she asked.

      He will tell you at supper, Mama said. Now back to work.

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