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doingherbit
Doing Her Bit: A Story About the Woman’s Land Army of America
by Erin Hagar (Author) and Jen Hill (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Based on true events, this fictional story traces the history of the Women’s Land Army during World War I. Real-life “Farmerette” Helen Stevens trains to farm the land, negotiates a position for herself and other women, and does her bit for the war effort. This unique book celebrates the true grit of American men and women.

Snippet: At Helen’s farewell luncheon, her father said, “Women’s Land Army–craziest thing I ever heard. No farmer in his right mind will hire you girls.”

Helen looked right at him. “They’ll have to. With so many men working in factories or training to fight, who else will bring in the crops?”

It’s Nonfiction Monday!

theamateurs
The Amateurs
by Sara Shepard (Author)

Booktalk: As soon as Seneca Frazier sees the post on the Case Not Closed website about Helena Kelly, she’s hooked. Helena’s high-profile disappearance five years earlier is the one that originally got Seneca addicted to true crime. It’s the reason she’s a member of the site in the first place.

So when Maddy Wright, her best friend from the CNC site, invites Seneca to spend spring break in Connecticut looking into the cold case, she immediately packs her bag. But the moment she steps off the train in trendy, glamorous Dexby, things begin to go wrong. Maddy is nothing like she expected, and Helena’s sister, Aerin Kelly, seems completely hostile and totally uninterested in helping with their murder investigation.

Snippet: Aerin watched as Seneca’s fork slipped from her fingers to the table. Before anyone could say a word, she whipped around and fled the cafe. Aerin started after her, then glanced over her shoulder at Brett. “Next time you’ve got a secret about someone, ask first if she wants you to spill it.”

Brett looked like he was going to start bawling. “I didn’t know you were standing there!”