The Hope Chest, Karen Schwabach
The Hope Chest, Karen Schwabach
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The Hope Chest

Author: Karen Schwabach

Narrator: Carla Mercer-Meyer

Unabridged: 7 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/07/2015


Synopsis

Violet Mayhew is a proper young lady—who's on the run from her parents!

Eleven-year-old Violet has one goal in mind when she runs away from home: to find her sister, Chloe. Violet’s parents say Chloe has turned into the "wrong sort of person," but Violet knows better. The only problem is that Chloe’s not in New York anymore. She's moved on to Tennessee, where she's fighting for women's right to vote. As Violet's journey grows longer, her single-minded pursuit of reuniting with her sister changes. Before long she is standing side-by-side with her new friends—suffragists, socialists, and colored people—the type of people her parents would not approve of. But if Violet’s becoming the "wrong sort of person," why does it feel just right? This stirring depiction of the very end of the women's suffrage battle in America is sure to please readers who like their historical fiction fast-paced and action-packed. American Girls fans will fall hard for Violet and her less-than-proper friends.

A perfect Common Core tie-in, The Hope Chest is a New York State curriculum title for fourth grade.

About The Author

Karen Schwabach grew up in upstate New York and lived for many years in Alaska, where she taught English as a Second Language in the Yup’ik (Inuit) village of Chefornak.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Bill on February 24, 2008

Excited for the subject matter, disappointed by the "history" book feel to this one. The political agenda is not very well hidden either.......more

Goodreads review by Karla on September 06, 2008

CCBC recommended this book or I probably wouldn't have read it based on the cover *blush*. I think a lot of kids will skip this one when they see the cover art. But it is well written and surprisingly full of action for being a historical novel about women's suffrage featuring two little girls. A su......more

Goodreads review by Claire on May 27, 2024

Read this aloud to my class so I’m COUNTING IT. This book managed to keep 4th grade boys engaged for 19 chapters. 5 stars.......more

Goodreads review by Elizabeth on December 05, 2019

This was a book that never checked out at my library but I wanted to "save it" so I checked it out. I am so glad I did. This historical fiction account of the suffrage movement in the US was absolutely full of interesting details. I learned so much about the challenges and triumphs within the movemen......more

Goodreads review by Megan on March 22, 2025

I’m about to have to read this with my students, so I wanted to read it ahead of time. This is a great book!! I’m slightly confused why this is being used for fourth graders because the vocabulary and content are pretty challenging, but it’s a great read!......more


Awards

  • Amelia Bloomer List Recommended Title
  • Arkansas Charlie May Simon Award
  • Hawaii Nene Master List