Spangled to Pieces is a cross between modern day adventure s and historical characters. Beth, the daughter of the White House Dollhouse Store owner. The caper is set in south Minneapolis, Minnesota. The mom is the proprietor of the store and will talk to the miniature dolls belonging to the various White Houses such as Dolley Madison or Jackie Kennedy. This is how the reader learns smidgens of history. Beth and her mom are descendants of Dolley Madison as well as the grandma who lives nearby.
The Minnesota History Center's fact finder has invited herself over to the store to investigate the sampler supposedly embroidered by Dolley herself. Upon the arrival, it is discovered that the valuable sampler was stolen.
Throughout the book, the reader will learn little known facts about a number of occupants of the White House and their belongings. Follow Beth as she investigates the whereabouts of the sampler which will in turn lead her onto further discoveries by going to Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. Beth and her family will defy all odds by the discovery of the most treasured manuscript in American history.
