Welcome to the circulating blog tour and giveaway for The Searchers series of middle grade historical fiction by Bertha Schwartz, hosted by JustRead tours!
ABOUT THE BOOKS
Title: Daisy’s Search for Freedom (Searchers #1)
Author: Bertha Schwartz
Publisher: Ambassador International
Release Date: December 1, 2018
Genre: Middle Grade Historical Fiction
It’s the 1850s and Daisy, a slave girl from Alabama, is thrilled when her Mama is brought to her plantation to be the new cook. Six Oaks Plantation has been Daisy’s home for years, and the future looks bright now that she and her Mama have been reunited. The happiness doesn’t last, though, when a dangerous encounter with a notorious slave hunter endangers Daisy’s life. She has no choice but to run. Leaving behind everything she has ever known, Daisy strikes out alone on the Underground Railroad.
Daisy’s search for freedom leads her deep into the woods. Along the way she is joined by Simon, a four-year-old boy and his pet kitten. Pursued by dogs, uncertainty, and a slave tracker determined to capture them by any means necessary, Daisy starts to wonder if she will ever be safe again. Does Jesus care about runaway slaves lost in the woods?
PURCHASE LINKS: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N | Ambassador
Title: Kelly’s Search for Family (Searchers #2)
Author: Bertha Schwartz
Publisher: Ambassador International
Release Date: December 1, 2018
Genre: Middle Grade Historical Fiction
It’s 1880 and Kelly lives alone with her Papa, a lighthouse-keeper in Massachusetts. She longs to know more about her Mama, and Papa has finally promised to tell her the truth on her fourteenth birthday. Before Kelly can learn much though, dangerous men the notorious Blackburn Brothers arrive unannounced and take Papa away. Kelly is left alone and responsible for the lighthouse.
Granny, a former slave and family friend, learns of Kelly’s plight and decides to help find the answers to her questions. Mysterious letters, snow storms, and violence threaten Kelly’s safe haven as new friends help unearth old secrets in Kelly’s lighthouse home. How can she bring her papa back? Who is her true family?
PURCHASE LINKS: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N | Ambassador
Title: Sarah’s Search for Treasure (Searchers #3)
Author: Bertha Schwartz
Publisher: Ambassador International
Release Date: December 1, 2018
Genre: Middle Grade Historical Fiction
It’s 1849, and when Sarah’s papa and brother strike out for gold, she is stuck at home to help take care of the family and farm. This task quickly turns dangerous as the Gold Rush rises in frenzy around them. Neighbors abandon their livestock and the family must fend off half-started miners ready to steal everything they have. Sarah decides to turn her circumstances into a business—feeding the miners in exchange for gold and labor.
Sarah’s ingenuity and leadership are tested as she faces thieves, mysteries, and violent miners. Trouble closes in on all sides, and Sarah must make tough decisions on her own.
Soon Sarah learns that true treasure is not always gold, and that the greatest adventures can happen without even leaving home.
PURCHASE LINKS: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N | Ambassador
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Bertha Schwartz is a Swiss Amish transplant to the beautiful farmland of Nappanee, Indiana. She loves spending time with family and friends, including fifty-two nieces and nephews. Her hobbies include scrapbooking, sewing, and reading. Raised near the lovely Swiss city of Berne, Indiana, Swiss is her mother-language. Languages and different dialects are a special interest of hers.
TOUR GIVEAWAY
(1) winner will receive:
- a set of all 3 books in The Searchers series (US only)
Enter via the Rafflecopter giveaway below. Giveaway will begin at midnight January 9, 2019 and lasts through 11:59pm February 4, 2019. Void where prohibited by law. Winners will be notified within a week of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen.
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Remembrancy
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January 10
Inklings and Notions
Reflections From My Bookshelves
January 11
Reflections From My Bookshelves
Inklings and Notions
January 16
Remembrancy
The Power of Words
Carla Loves to Read
Robin’s Nest
January 17
The Power of Words
Apothecary Mary
January 18
It’s Storytime With Van Daniker
Angela Walker’s Reviews
Reading Is My SuperPower
January 23
Singing Librarian Books
It’s Story Time with Van Daniker
Carla Loves to Read
January 24
Singing Librarian Books
January 25
Singing Librarian Books
It’s StoryTime with Van Daniker
Angela Walker’s Reviews
Reading Is My SuperPower
Happily Managing a Household Full of Boys
The Fizzy Pop Collection
January 30
Living Outside the Lines
Writings From a God Girl
Faithfully Bookish
January 31
Living Outside the Lines
Writings From a God Girl
February 1
Living Outside the Lines
Writings From a God Girl
Reading Is My SuperPower
The Fizzy Pop Collection
Angela Walker’s Reviews
Remembrancy
New author for me.
What an interesting series. This series would interest by the middle schoolers and myself as well. I think historical fiction is a good way to teach kids about our history in a way that’s interesting. My kids respond better to history that tells a story than just dates a facts. These books will be memorable because they can relate how history effected these girls in a personal way. We live in North Alabama and my kids have had questions about the civil rights movement and why people thought slavery was OK. They understood when I explain why slavery was bad when I tell them to think about how they would feel to be a slave with no rights or how the civil rights movement helped many by thinking about how they would want the same rights if judged by their color. Nice series I love to read.
This series will be a great way for people to learn some history as well as enjoy a good story.
What an interesting series! I love historical fiction.
What an intriguing series! I’m interested in reading them!
Just added this series to my TBR pile. Thanks for introducing me!
This sounds like a new and exciting series.
Marilyn
New author to me the books sound good can’t wait to start reading.
I would love to read these books! And I would love for my granddaughters to read them.
Beautiful covers –Historical fiction–Intriguing plots. These books look and sound great!
These books sound great. Would love to read them.
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I had said that I thought these books looked really good and this is a new to me Author & Thanks for sharing The Author and The Books with us