Author: Esther Bender. Publisher: Herald Press (Ages 9-14). 104 page chapter book with chapter heading art. Paper. ISBN: 0-8361-9204-4. Price: $6.99.

Description

Elisabeth's secret haunts her: at sixteen, she can't read. She still turns cartwheels and runs barefoot in the grass, but, as the wind in the windmill, she experiences turmoil over learning to read and over the man who would teach her.

Author's Comments

After the publishing of Virginia, a clerk in a store said to me, "Does Virginia marry Anthony?" (Anthony is the suitor in Virginia and the Tiny One. Startled, I said, "What do you mean?" She said, "You have to write another book. I can't stand not knowing if they marry." When I wrote the next manuscript, I was sure to put cousin Virginia in Elisabeth and the Windmill.

Praise for other books in the Lemon Tree Series

"A charming story. This is a good book to teach kids what many people went through to settle our country. It's especially good for homeschoolers."
— Librarian's World

A good mixture of fiction and history blend into this relaxing tale. 
— Library Materials Guide

The story is believable, suspenseful, sensitive, well-written, and interesting.
— Kutztown Book Review