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| name = Caroline's Secret Message<br />
| image = CarolineSecretMessage.jpg<br />
| imagewidth = 300px<br />
| caption = The cover of Caroline's Secret Message.<br />
| published = 2012<br />
| author = [[Kathleen Ernst]]<br />
| illustrator = [[Robert Papp]]<br>[[Lisa Papp]]<br />
| isbn = 1593698844<br />
| setting = Early October - October 22, 1812<br />
| prev = [[Meet Caroline]]<br />
| next = [[A Surprise for Caroline]]<br />
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'''''Caroline's Secret Message''''' is the [[Central_Series|second book]] in the [[List of Caroline's Books|Caroline series]].<br />
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==Characters==<br />
* [[Caroline Abbott]]<br />
* [[John Abbott]]<br />
* [[Mama Abbott]]<br />
* [[Grandmother (Caroline)|Grandmother]]<br />
* [[Seth Whittleslee]]<br />
* [[Lydia Livingston]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Caroline's Series#Oliver Livingston|Oliver Livingston]]<br />
* [[Mr. Tate]]<br />
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===Introduced===<br />
* [[Rhonda Hathaway]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Caroline's Series#Amelia Hathaway|Amelia Hathaway]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Caroline's Series#Lieutenant Hathaway|Lieutenant Hathaway]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Caroline's Series#Mrs. Hathaway|Mrs. Hathaway]]<br />
* [[Aaron Livingston]]<br />
* [[Martha Livingston]]<br />
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===Only in ''Caroline's Secret Message''===<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Caroline's Series#Major Humphries|Major Humphries]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Caroline's Series#Corporal Jenner|Corporal Jenner]]<br />
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==Chapter by Chapter Summary==<br />
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===Chapter One: Home Again===<br />
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===Chapter Two: The Hathaways===<br />
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===Chapter Three: On Enemy Ground===<br />
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===Chapter Four: Papa===<br />
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===Chapter Five: Happy Birthday, Caroline===<br />
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===[[Looking Back]]: Wartime in 1812===<br />
Discusses how the War of 1812 affected women and children. Topics covered:<br />
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* The War of 1812 as "the war that almost no one wanted" due to opposition by many of the New England states<br />
* The waterways around Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, and the Saint Lawrence River as major supply routes affected by the War of 1812<br />
* Turmoil among families due to the presence of army troops, regardless of friend or foe<br />
* Political divisions between families and friends due to the war<br />
* Military and naval separation between men and their families, with the US Army offering cash incentives and free land for men to join the fight<br />
* Other forms of separation between men and their families, such as volunteer militia groups and men imprisoned by the British<br />
* The increase in workload for women and children, especially for women forced to look after their husbands' businesses in their husbands' absence<br />
* Betsy Doyle, who took over her husband's position at Fort Niagara following his capture by the British <ref>The Looking Back section refers to Betsy Doyle as Fanny Doyle; this is incorrect and was due to an 1845 publication about the early years of the Niagara frontier that was only clarified in 2011. [https://buffalonews.com/news/a-war-of-1812-mystery-has-been-solved-by-historians-betsy-doyle-legendary-figure-of/article_d0cdf87f-dc89-5bc1-a124-d528f81820e1.html A War of 1812 Mystery Has Been Solved], buffalonews.com; article written November 20, 2011 and accessed October 29th, 2020.</ref> <br />
* Handmade items, such as samplers stitched by girls as a way to practice reading, arithmetic, and geography<br />
* Ways prisoners of war found to occupy their time, such as making boxes, model ships, and other crafts<br />
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==Items associated with ''Caroline's Secret Message''==<br />
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* [[Caroline's Travel Outfit]]<br />
* [[Caroline's Spencer and Hat]]<br />
* [[Caroline's Travel Basket]]<br />
* [[Caroline's Birthday Dress]]<br />
* [[Caroline's Work Dress]]<br />
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==References and Footnotes==<br />
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[[Category:Caroline Abbott]]<br />
[[Category:Caroline's Collection]]<br />
[[Category:Books]]<br />
[[Category:Historical Books]]<br />
[[Category:Central Series]]<br />
[[Category:Items Released in 2012]]<br />
[[Category:Retired Books]]<br />
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