A Little Maid series

Alice Turner Curtis was a gifted American writer who wrote three series of children’s books: Grandpa’s Little Girls (1920-1930—out of print and unavailable as of the date of this review), Yankee Girls (1920- 1930), and A Little Maid (1913-1937).

My 8-year-old daughter and I have read and loved three of the A Little Maid series. This series of historical novels is especially for girls 7-13 and features delightful stories that are based on true events that took place in Colonial America. The series is not the easy, fast-paced, thrilling reading that many youth today are used to. Instead, it features beautiful, wholesome, skillful writing, and gentle yet engaging stories of courage and character. Children who are not used to this type of reading might struggle with these books. But my eight-year-old daughter, who started with this type of reading from the beginning, adores these books.

Books in this series we recommend: A Little Maid of Old Connecticut, A Little Maid of Massachusetts Colony, A Little Maid of Mohawk Valley (NOTE: this one does include a reference to seeing a fairy), A Little Maid of Old Philadelphia, A Little Maid of Provincetown, A Little Maid of Vermont, A Little Maid of Fort Pitt

Books in this series that did not make the book list: A Little Maid of Narragansett Bay, A Little Maid of Old Maine, A Little Maid of Old New York

Books in this series that we have not yet reviewed: A Little Maid of Bunker Hill, A Little Maid of Lexington, A Little Maid of Nantucket, A Little Maid of New England, A Little Maid of New Hampshire, A Little Maid of New Orleans, A Little Maid of Newport,  A Little Maid of Quebec, A Little Maid of Ticonderoga, A Little Maid of Valley Forge, A Little Maid of Virginia, A Little Maid of Boston, A Little Maid of Maryland, A Little Maid of Monmouth, A Little Maid of South Carolina

(Reviewed by Jenny Phillips)