Littsie of Cincinnati

Littsie of Cincinnati, co-authored by Jinny Powers Berten and Norah Holt and illustrated by Elizabeth W. Schott was published in December 2003. This 125 page paperback book is for children ages 8 - 12.

The novel, Littsie of Cincinnati, is the story of eleven year-old Littsie O'Donnell, daughter of Irish immigrant parents, and her life growing up in colorful, dynamic early Cincinnati. This high adventure story, set in 1832, involves pioneer life, slavery, steamboats, a cholera epidemic, separated sisters, prominent people of the time, and consistent, courageous love. Although it is fiction, the story is based on the lives and historical events of people who lived in the Cincinnati area between 1800 and 1850.