Whistler in the Dark (Mysteries Through Time) - Softcover

Ernst, Kathleen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1607544326 ISBN 13: 9781607544326

Publisher: Skyview Books, 2009

Synopsis

It's 1867.  Twelve-year-old Emma Henderson is mortified when Mother takes to wearing a Reform Dress--hideous bloomers!  Worse, Mother has accepted a newspaper job in wild, far-off Colorado Territory.  But even Emma can't imagine just how badly things will go in Twin Pines. From the moment she and Mother step off the stagecoach, it's clear that someone doesn't want them there.

This book includes a detailed "Peak Into The Past" essay.

About this title

From the Author

The first time I saw a photograph showing a Civil War-era woman during wearing the Reform Dress (often called the Bloomer Dress), I knew I wanted to write a story about it. Imagine women and girls in the 1800s who had to work hard in factories or farm fields--wearing long skirts and petticoats! Not only was it uncomfortable, it was sometimes dangerous as well.
 
Wearing trousers was a difficult choice, though. For this book, I wanted to create sympathetic, likeable characters who had different opinions. The main character, Emma, is embarrassed when her mother makes her a Reform Dress. After you finish reading, think about how you would have felt if you'd lived in Emma's time. What choices would you have made?

About the Author

Kathleen Ernst is an award-winning and bestselling author, educator, and social historian She has published over thirty novels and two nonfiction books. Her books for young readers include the Caroline Abbott series for American Girl. Honors for her children's mysteries include Edgar and Agatha Award nominations. Kathleen worked as an Interpreter and Curator of Interpretation and Collections at Old World Wisconsin, and her time at the historic site served as inspiration for the Chloe Ellefson mysteries. The Heirloom Murders won the Anne Powers Fiction Book Award from the Council for Wisconsin Writers, and The Light Keeper's Legacy won the Lovey Award for Best Traditional Mystery from Love Is Murder. Ernst served as project director/scriptwriter for several instructional television series, one of which earned her an Emmy Award. She lives in Middleton, Wisconsin. For more information, visit her online at KathleenErnst.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: Skyview Books
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1607544326
• ISBN 13: 9781607544326
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 165