4 Teachers Find More Than They Bargained for in Their
Contracts
Something Old, Something New by Kathleen L.
Maher
New York, 1840s
Her father’s sudden death makes Gilda Jacobs the new schoolmaster,
but to teach Christian curriculum she partners with
fire-and-brimstone revivalist Joshua Blake, who learns a lesson in
love.
Love in Any Language by Susanne Dietze
Kansas, 1870
Mary Clarence teaches English to the children of Swedish
immigrants, but when her favorite students’ widowed father,
Kristofer Nilsson, is accused of robbery, she’s determined to clear
his name.
In Desperate Straits by Carrie Fancett
Pagels
Mackinac Island, Michigan, 1894
Desperate for work, Margaret Hadley dresses as a young man to
secure a dray driver’s position. When soldiers at the fort threaten
her, Mackinac Island’s newest teacher, Jesse Huntington,
intervenes.
A Song in the Night by Rita Gerlach
Virginia, 1904
Karin Wiles longs to share the uplifting power of music with
children. But when she seeks to improve a poorly run school and
include orphans, Nathaniel Archer delivers harsh words of
opposition from the school board.