Hannah's Fancy Notions: A Story of Industrial New England

The book is about a girl named Hannah. She has two twin sisters, a baby sister and a big sister called Rebecca. She also has a father, but their mother died. This means Hannah has to do all the housework. I feel that it's not fair . They leave the eldest, Rebecca, in charge but she goes out and asks Hannah to do her all of her work. I like the book because Hannah's family thought that there was no time for pretty things or "fancy notions" - but Hannah knew better. I dislike the way they give Hannah all the work to do all the time.

A nice alternative to the American Girls series, this takes place during the Industrial Revolution, where older sister Rebecca works in the textile mills to help the family out. Hannah is left to all the housework and worries about her family, especially her tired sister and her grieving widower father. She tries to make a 'fancy box'for Rebecca's birthday; but it is when the box becomes a family project that success and healing follow.