In Doublet and Hose: A Story for Girls

Francis Stafford has no interest in needlework. In the New Forest of late sixteenth-century England, she'd rather chase deer with her greyhound than sit stitching in the solar, and she'd rather shoot a true bull's-eye than practice the drawing-room curtseys expected of a young lady. When her father, Lord William Stafford, rides off to aid Mary Stuart against Elizabeth's forces, Francis discovers that defying convention carries real stakes: loyalty, rebellion, and a fight for justice she cannot ignore. Lucy Foster Madison crafts an adventure where a girl's stubborn brilliance becomes her sharpest weapon, challenging the limits of her time with nothing but a bow, her nerve, and a fierce refusal to stay silent. For readers who loved Anne of Green Gables and girl-hero stories that crackle with defiance.