Dangerous Jane

Written by Suzanne Slade
Illustrated by Alice Ratterree

Grade:

2-5

ISBN-13:

Publisher:

Peachtree Publishing (2017)

The first woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, Jane Addams, had a heart for those in need. She lost her mother at age two and endured a debilitating disease as a child. Her father made sure Jane read deeply and was not insulated from the needs of others. Early on, the little girl wondered what she could do to help those in her city who suffered poverty and injustice. As a young woman, she started Chicago's Hull House to assist the immigrant community. She was a study in courage as she continued to take strong stands on hard issues (World War I) and faced lots of public criticism. This is a powerful biography of her life, poetically written and illustrated with evocative watercolor pen and ink drawings.