Author: Elizabeth Yates
Recommended Age: 8-11
Date Published: 1971
Genre: Historical Fiction
Summary: When little Sarah Whitcher wanders away from her New Hampshire farmstead in the 1700s, a search ensues for her. But winter is approaching and no one can find Sarah. Alone in the wilderness, can Sarah survive on her own?
Notes from The Radical Reader:
- Noble Characters: Sarah Whitcher’s story has become a folktale from New Hampshire that was told and retold to dozens of children. The true story of this little girl who wanders away from her home in the 1700s, is rescued by a mother bear, and is missing for days has been passed down through her family for generations and is shared (as it has been told) by Elizabeth Yates in this children’s book.
- Captivating Plots: Five days of searching for the missing Whitcher child led many to believe that she was forever lost. But the faith of Sarah’s parents in the Lord’s sovereignty holds firm, and one man’s dream might be the saving of their child.
- Elaborate Worlds: The true story of Sarah Whitcher’s disappearance, her miraculous time in the forest, and one stranger’s dream happened in the 1700s on a New Hampshire farm. Based on folktales and verified by history books, Sarah Whitcher’s Story tells young readers the remarkable saga of God’s faithfulness to the Whitcher family.
