For almost nine-year-old Hannah Perley of Fairfield, Connecticut, growing up means facing new challenges, both great and small--from saving the life of a baby lamb to helping the family prepare
to send her brother Ben to join the Colonial soldiers in theAmerican Revolutionary War.Almost nine-year-old Hannah is facing new challenges, from saving the life of a baby lamb to helping the
family prepare to send her brother Ben to join General Washington's army.