A Sign of the Times
Book 1 in the A Sign of the Times Trilogy
Book 1 of 3
Novels for Young Adults
By:
Emil Cicogna
“I believe ignorance in the long run will prove far more expensive.” Newly arrived schoolteacher, Leanna Pallas, is committed to bringing education to a rural Pennsylvania town in 1885.
Not everyone living there values education as much as Miss Pallas. The Collier family have been blacksmiths for generations. Now they must decide if they should send their teenage son Joshua to school, or train him to work in the family business.
Threatened with impending poverty, the family must realize that the world they knew has changed, and so must their plans for the future.
"The Sign of the Times Trilogy is a wonderful story that teaches the history of the late 1800s and early 1900s. The characters are strong, and the story is full of historically accurate events, while enthralling the reader in a family’s struggle between new and old ways."
- Dr. Shawna Martino, College of Education, Grand Canyon University.
“As a parent, I read A Sign of the Times with our oldest son, and it was a wonderful way of integrating history and literature. I went on to read the rest of the trilogy, evoking laughter and tears, and I felt inspired by these characters. It was nice to see how each book, including Rachel and the Hammer and the Anvil, continued the story of their lives, and the accompanying study guides serve as valuable tools, aiding students in relating to the content, enhancing comprehension, and acquiring historical knowledge as an additional benefit.”
-Dr. Crystal McCabe, Ph. D., Grand Canyon University