Eleanor Jo: The Farmer's Daughter (The Eleanor Series, Book 5) Hardcover – May 1, 2007

Fabulous series for children and adults! So much history and biography and these are wonderful books. Wish she would write 20 more books!

Thank you.

Review by Jill WilliamsonEleanor Jo loves life on the farm. Waking up to her father's singing, gathering eggs, doing laundry, and helping Mama make dinner, Eleanor loves feeling so grown up and safe. But then news comes. The war on the other side of the world has come to the United States. Men are packing up and shipping out to join the fight. Eleanor is scared, but as people in the community work together, rationing food and cutting back so they can send money overseas, Eleanor starts to think of ways she can help. She helps Mama work in the Victory garden, organizes her friends to write letters to soldiers and pray for them, and starts the Victory Club to raise funds. Through all this Eleanor learns that hard work can be fun and helpful to others.This was a sweet story about a girl who knew the meaning of the word sacrifice. She gave up her time and poured her heart and prayers into the things she did during the World War II war effort. I found her character endearing and fun. I recommend this book for girls who want to read a fun, historical story. It was a great read.