My Brother Abe : Sally Lincoln's Story

Sally Lincoln's Story

By: Harry Mazer

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Paperback | 5 January 2010

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What was it like to be the sister of the boy who would grow up to become president of the United States?

Sally Lincoln's voice has never before been heard. Now she tells her own story of an unsettling time for the Lincoln family, which changed and influenced both children forever.

Forced to leave their home in Kentucky, the family begins anew in Indiana territory, only later to be devastated by the death of Nancy Hanks, Sally and Abe's adored mother. When their demanding father journeys back to Kentucky to find a new wife, leaving eleven-year-old Sally in charge of nine-year-old Abe, the children have to face the hardships of the frontier alone.

In a novel full of the power of adventure and the poignancy of family love -- and in time for the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth -- Mazer gives voice to a girl who helped shape the life of one of this country's greatest presidents.

Author Biography: Harry Mazer is the author of many books for young readers, including My Brother Abe, A Boy at War, A Boy No More, Heroes Don't Run, The Wild Kid; and Snow Bound. His books have won numerous honors, including the Horn Book Honor List and the ALA Best Books for Young Adults citations. He is the recipient of the ALAN Award. Harry Mazer lives with hi wife Norma Fox Mazer in Montpelier, Vermont.

Industry Reviews

"Mazer has succesfully imagined a story of the Lincoln children's childhood told from Sally's point of view...this is solid historical fiction, offering a unique and likeable protagonist and a believable recounting of historical events."--"The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books"
"Sally...is a smart, strong, and sassy characters, and...it is most succesful as a congenial story of a heastrong young lady's life in the wilderness of early nineteenth-century America."--"Kirkus Reviews"
"The dramas of frontier life quickly prove absorbing...Contemporary readers will easily relate to Sally...Fans of historical novels will savor the details evoked here."--"Publishers Weekly"
"Through such vivid details, Mazer offers an engaging and believable tale of survival."--"School Library Journal"

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