No Tattletales by Betty B. Cantwell, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

Nine-year-old Mary Jane is thrust into a grownup role when she finds herself in charge of her two younger sisters after her mama's death. Her papa's marriage to a neighbor widow bent on securing her own children's future, threatens to tear apart Mary Jane's once happy home. Under strict orders from Papa not to tattle, Mary Jane and her sisters are forced to quietly endure the mistreatment of their stepmother as they struggle to adhere to their papa's rule. No Tattletales is a heartwarming story of triumph through adversity, as Mary Jane receives encouragement by remembering her mother's lessons. She learns to believe that she can do all things through Christ who strengthens her-a big concept for a little girl. No Tattletales shows challenges faced by a young girl growing up on an isolated Arkansas farm in 1888. | No Tattletales by Betty B. Cantwell, Paperback | Indigo Chapters