  | Full Text Reviews: Booklist - 10/01/2016 In 1917, war is raging. With men serving the battlefields, farms are desperate for workers. Helen Stevens, a New York City college girl, has no experience pitching hay or milking cows, but she’s eager to support the war effort. A poster for the Woman’s Land Army grabs Helen’s adventurous spirit, and going against her family’s wishes, she heads north to the Women’s Agricultural Camp in Bedford, New York. After much training, Helen and her compatriots are ready to work, but no one wants to hire white women for field labor. The camp director eventually lines up a farmer, but Helen and the girls have to work doubly hard to convince him of their capabilities. Hagar’s engaging narrative based on a real-life member of the 1917 Woman’s Land Army captures the can-do spirit of the program’s participants. Hill alternates bright and muted earth tones to depict differences between city life and work in the fields. End panels display vintage advertisements attracting “farmettes,” and further resources close out the volume. - Copyright 2016 Booklist. Loading...
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