Have You Ever Heard of Jessie Carson?
Today we move to World War I and the adventures of the American Committee for Devastated France (CARD). This book appealed to me because it is about a librarian. I also love history! Author Janet Skeslien Charles is a new author to me. I hope you are ready to go to war-torn France. Synopsis: “1918: As the Great War rages, Jessie Carson takes a leave of absence from the New York Public Library to work for the American Committee for Devastated France. Founded by millionaire Anne Morgan, this group of international women help rebuild destroyed French communities just miles from the front. Upon arrival, Jessie strives to establish something that the French have never seen—children’s libraries. She turns ambulances into bookmobiles and trains the first French female librarians. Then she disappears. 1987: When NYPL librarian and aspiring writer Wendy Peterson stumbles across a passing reference to Jessie Carson in the archives, she become...