Hannah Perley is just like so many almost-nine-year-old girls. She's a
daughter, a sister, a neighbor, a friend. But lately her life has become
much more challenging. There's the birth of a fragile orphan lamb whose
life rests in Hannah's willing but unsure hands. And even more worrisome
are the growing demands of the war. Everyone in Fairfield has been doing
their best to support the colonial soldiers in their battle for American
independence. But now the war has come into Hannah's very own home as
her beloved brother Ben decides to join the fight. And as Ben's
departure looms, Hannah finds that she must try a little harder,
understand a little better, and perhaps grow up a little faster than she
ever thought she would. This story will be part of a trilogy chronicling
the years of Hannah's life as she and her family face the trials of the
Revolutionary War. With Hannah of Fairfield the author's wondrous
tradition of stories that expand young people's views of themselves and
their world continues on its stellar path.