In April 1916, Nell Richardson and Alice Burke set out from New York City in a little yellow car, embarking on a bumpy, muddy, unmapped journey ten thousand miles long. They took with them a teeny typewriter, a tiny sewing machine, a wee black kitten, and a message for Americans all across the country: Votes for Women! The women’s suffrage movement was in full swing, and Nell and Alice would not let anything keep them from spreading the word about equal voting rights for women. Braving blizzards, deserts, and naysayers—not to mention a whole lot of tires stuck in the mud—the two courageous friends made their way through the cities and towns of America to further their cause. One hundred years after Nell and Alice set off on their trip, Mara Rockliff revives their spirit in this lively and whimsical tale.
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Mara Rockliff is the author of many books for children, including The Grudge Keeper and Chik Chak Shabbat as well as the award-winning picture books Me and Momma and Big John, and My heart Will Not Sit Down. Under the pen name Lewis B. Montgomery, she wrote all twelve books in the popular chapter book series: Milo & Jazz Mysteries. Rockliff’s public speaking experience includes TV and radio as well as libraries, schools, and state and regional conferences for teachers and librarians. She lives in eastern Pennsylvania with her family.