(3) 4-6 Pioneer Daughters series. Illustrated by Donna Diamond. After British soldiers burn down their house, eleven-year-old Hannah's lives with her family in their one-room shed throughout the raw Connecticut winter. When her oldest brother, a soldier, is captured by the enemy, Hannah and her siblings come to appreciate and rely on each other during the crisis. Filled with historical detail, this final book in the trilogy is illustrated with black-and-white drawings.

Reviewer: Marlene Gawron

(4) 1-3 Pioneer Daughters series. Illustrated by Donna Diamond. Although her brother is in danger, serving in General Washington's army, Hannah Perley finds security in helping her family on their colonial farm. When British soldiers burn their home, Hannah's family decides to pull together and rebuild. Based on the historical 1779 sacking of Fairfield, Connecticut, the book offers oversimplified dialogue and superficial emotional insights but contains detailed descriptions of eighteenth-century tasks.

Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam