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The secret Halloween costume

"Every Halloween, it's the same thing! Charlotte the little witch has to honor tradition and put on her scariest costume. But this year, Charlotte doesn't want to be scary. She wants to wear something that reflects who she is. To make that happen, she enlists the help of her best friends and of her beloved grandmother, a gifted seamstress. Will Charlotte find the perfect costume? Better yet, will she be able to start her own Halloween tradition?"--Provided by publisher.

The spacesuit

how a seamstress helped put man on the moon
"There is a competition to make the spacesuit for the first moon landing! Ellie, an ordinary woman, is asked to lead a team of other talented seamstresses. No one believes they can win, but they are determined to try. Based on the incredible true story behind the spacesuit that astronauts wore on the first moon walk and the team of women who sewed it together"--Provided by publisher.

Lucy Dove

2001
While sewing the laird's trews by moonlight in a haunted churchyard in return for a sackful of gold, an aging seamstress outwits a terrible monster.

Betsy Ross and the silver thimble

2002
Young Betsy Ross is upset when her brother tells her that she cannot make furniture because she is a girl, but her mother teaches her that she can still do important things.
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