Sisters in time

In 1931, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the horrors of the Great Depression continue to unfold, twelve-year-old Anna wants desperately to do something to help her friends and their sruggling families.

In 1862, in Cincinnati, Ohio, as the Civil War progresses, eleven-year-old Daria and her twin brother, Andrew, begin to suspect that one of their mother's boarders is a Confederate spy.

In 1775, in Boston, Massachusetts, as the British siege brings increasing hardships and growing resentment to the community, eleven-year-old Kate decides to go against her Loyalist parents and help her cousin spy for the Patriots.

In 1939, in Seattle, Washington, as the Japanese invasion of China increases general hostility towards Japanese Americans, nine-year-old Mandy finds the adjustment to her new school as well as the prejudice against her Asian friends extremely difficult to bear.

Meg loves to draw but her family can't understand why she pours herself into her art.

In 1621, newly arrived at Plymouth Colony, eleven-year-old Rebekah and her family find themselves facing a difficult winter with little food, inadequate shelter, sickness, and little hope for the future until help arrives with an unexpected visitor.

Carrie tries to protect her Jewish friend from intolerant people.

In colonial Boston, a twelve-year-old girl finds her heart stirred by the great revival known as the Great Awakening and determines she must dare to help a mistreated slave girl.

As World War II draws to a close, Laura comes to admire her Japanese American neighbor whose father is fighting for the U.S. Army in Europe, but will she be strong enough to defend her new friend from the persecution of schoolmates?