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Thank you, Sarah the woman who saved Thanksgiving

Relates how Sarah Hale, a magazine editor and author, persuaded President Lincoln to transform Thanksgiving Day into a national holiday.

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Main Author:	Anderson, Laurie Halse
Other Authors:	Faulkner, Matt (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2002.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, > 1788-1879 > Juvenile nonfiction. Thanksgiving Day > History > Juvenile nonfiction. United States > Social life and customs > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Summary:	Relates how Sarah Hale, a magazine editor and author, persuaded President Lincoln to transform Thanksgiving Day into a national holiday.
Physical Description:	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 X 29 cm.
ISBN:	9780689851438 068985143X 0689847874
Author Notes:	Laurie Halse Anderson is a New York Times bestselling author known for tackling tough subjects with humor and sensitivity. She's twice been a National Book Award finalist, for Chains and Speak ; Chains also received the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction. Laurie was chosen for the 2009 Margaret A. Edwards Award and received the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in 2023, presented to her by the Crown Princess of Sweden. She lives in Pennsylvania, and you can follow her adventures on X @HalseAnderson or visit her at MadWomanintheForest.com. Matt Faulkner is an acclaimed illustrator who has written and illustrated more than thirty books, including Gaijin: American Prisoner of War , which won the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association Literature Award. He is married to author and children's librarian Kris Remenar. Visit him at MattFaulkner.com.