Thank You, Sarah by Laurie Halse Anderson, Matt Faulkner (2002, Illustrated, Reinforced Hardcover)

It s fairly common knowledge that, in 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln officially named Thanksgiving as a national holiday. But how many Americans realize that this wasn t Lincoln s original idea? Making Thanksgiving a national holiday was really the brainstorm of Sarah Hale. In Thank You, Sara The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving, author Laurie Halse Anderson reveals how this feisty woman fought for more than 38 years to get recognition of the holiday. Themes Anderson presents three major themes. The first is: if you believe in something, never give up. Time and...