The Pilgrim Pendant

Join thirteen-year-old Annie as she finally returns to the United States. Now in New England, she studies the settlement of America's first colonies based on freedom of religion and the American Revolution based on escaping England's unjust rule. Annie serves as a positive role model for middle school and young adult readers, asking questions that need the answers provided by her parents and others. The fictional settings and circumstances contain interesting segues into history lessons that make them unforgettable and fun to learn. In this adventure, homeschooled Annie's history lessons spark her interest so strongly that she starts dreaming she is back in colonial America and meets Priscilla Mullins, a passenger on the Mayflower in 1620. She has several more dreams, moving ahead a generation in time with each one, and learning things that meld with reality, until she begins to feel these are spiritual dreams designed to lead her somewhere God wants her to go. New information results in her traveling to Europe again in search of a piece of historic jewelry that's tied to an ancient treasure with biblical connections. She once again flirts with danger as she follows her leading to locate this item and return it to its rightful owner with the help of her family. In this book, Annie learns the importance of courage and trusting God to guide her so she can accomplish what she feels is a special mission. And to her great delight, she finds out that God has brought her through an adventure that leads right back to her own family!