Wendy Lawton

Daughters of the Faith: Ordinary Girls Who Lived Extraordinary Lives.

Harriet Tubman was born a slave on a Maryland plantation in the 1800’s. She trusts in God, but her faith is tested at every turn. Should she obey her masters or listen to her conscie

Daughters of the Faith: Ordinary Girls Who Lived Extraordinary Lives.

1761—Phillis Wheatley was a little girl of seven or eight years old when she was captured in Africa and brought to America as a slave. But she didn’t let her circumstances keep her d

Daughters of the Faith: Ordinary Girls Who Lived Extraordinary Lives.

In 1847, ten-year-old Eliza Spalding is growing up with her missionary family as the first white girl to be born in the Oregon Territory. Eliza loves seeing the Nez Perce Indians com

Daughters of the Faith: Ordinary Girls Who Lived Extraordinary Lives.

When 13-year-old Olive Oatman's wagon train is raided by outlaw Yavapai Indians, she and her sister are captured. After enduring harsh treatment, they are ransomed by a band of Mohav

Daughters of the Faith: Ordinary Girls Who Lived Extraordinary Lives.

On the eastern shores of the North American wilderness lives an Algonquin princess named Pocahontas, a curious 10-year-old who loves exploring the tidewater lands of her people. One

Daughters of the Faith: Ordinary Girls Who Lived Extraordinary Lives.

As a teenager growing up in nineteenth-century England, Eliza Shirley was the picture of a proper young lady. She loved crinolines, kid-leather gloves, and her best friend, Beck. But

Daughters of the Faith: Ordinary Girls Who Lived Extraordinary Lives.

Young Anita Dittman's world crumbles as Hitler begins his rise to power in Germany, but because she's a Christian and only half-Jewish, Anita feels sure she and her family are safe f

Daughters of the Faith: Ordinary Girls Who Lived Extraordinary Lives.

John Bunyan, author of Pilgrim's Progress, only mentioned one of his children in his memoirs: Mary. Born blind in 17th-century England, she held a special place in her father's heart