Elsie's Endless Wait

As an avid reader of children's literature, I was thrilled to find that Mission City Press had taken the essential elements of Ms. Finley's much-admired books and updated them for modern readers. Ordinarily I am not a fan of "revisions" but these are so well done as to actually improve on the originals! (There are family trees, historical forewords and add'l info. in the first four books of this series that I have read - most helpful!) For fans of Dear America, American Girls, Christy, Little House on the Prairie, Anne of Green Gables and Little Women - I can assure you that this first book in the terrific series is in their fine company. I highly recommend their website as a safe, entertaining and uplifting place for girls to ask question, learn crafts and Scriptures, and grow in their Christian faith - and it's so beautiful and fun! ... I cannot say enough about these fascinating "can't put 'em down" books and how relevant they are to girls and young women today. Keep at it, Mission City Press - can hardly wait for Books 5 and 6 in the series - plus the Christmas book and journal!

Our whole family can hardly wait till the next night to read aloud from the new Elsie series. We picked up a paper back from the original series last summer and read it. Although we enjoyed the story we were so glad to find the newer versions by Mission City Press. While these new versions are chocked full of history they are much easier for our children to understand as the mid 1800's language has been updated. Elsie is an excellent influence on our daughters! We are all chomping-at-the-bit for the newest releases and the Christmas book. We highly recommend these books as a must for your personal library and are collecting them for our own library. We also have provided a complete(to date) series for our public library.

This is an excellent book! It is impossible not to fall in love with the main character, Elsie Dinsmore. The story line flows well and is very detailed in its depiction of the 19th century south, prior to the civil war. Both I and my 9 year old daughter became engrossed in the book and found it hard to put down. We look forward to reading the entire series.

Elsie's Endless Wait was wonderful! It was very nice reading. Elsie's faith and lifestyle is amazing and it really inspired me to strive to be more like my Lord and Savior. The way she handles everyday struggles and trials is a great example of the Holy Spirit at work! Great book to read with you family.. everyone will enjoy and be blessed by it!

The story drew me right into the life of the main character and I found myself wanting to be just like Elsie - with such a pure heart and such strong faith! I didn't want to stop reading, and when I finished the book, I wanted the next one in the series right away. I even loved the Foreword to the book which is full of fascinating information about the history and the social customs of the 19th century. This modern version is very well-written and much easier to read than the original 1868 text. The characters really come to life! The book inspired me to want a much closer walk with the Lord!