Norma Jean Lutz

Winifred (Winnie) Kincaid and her cousin, Jesse Forester, find it difficult to believe that many of their friends accept the hateful views of the Ku Klux Klan. The Klan demonstrates a hatred for those who are Jewish. When Winnie shows kindness to a...

Cincinnati, Ohio in the 1840s is becoming a cultural and scientific mecca—the city boasts the first art academy and the most lucrative cultural environment for artists in the Midwest. This fact fits perfectly with the dreams and aspirations of young...

Slavery confuses Caroline Allerton. The compassionate twelve-year-old can't understand why her friend was given a young slave as a Christmas present, nor why her friend mistreats the miserable Caribbean girl. Caroline also befriends a little girl who...

Lydia Schmidt believes it’s unfair that boys get to have all the fun, take risks, and accomplish great feats while girls have to be prim and proper. It’s for that reason she is an emphatic believer in the woman’s right to vote. Unexpected doors open...

As the Civil War begins, twin siblings David and Daria Fisk experience drastic changes in their lives. Their physician father leaves home to serve for the Union Army. Then their mama decides to turn their home into a boardinghouse to support the...

There’s an ornery, unkempt boy in Lucy Brenker’s school who picks on her quiet cousin, Ben. Raggity, as he is called, is a trouble-maker who causes distress for both Lucy and Ben. However, he is not Lucy’s biggest problem.In her hometown of...

The War Between the States has been going on for almost three years and shows no signs of stopping. When Elise befriends a man whose son chose to fight with the South, her best friend, Vera, becomes angry. She turns her back and tells the other...