Liberty Belles Series looks like a true winner and an excellent add to the TBR list

Tracy Lawson has been one of my favorite authors since I first picked up her Resistance Series back in 2019. For libertarians out there, it’s a series you’ll love and one I can’t wait to share right here later this year. It’s been around for a while and it’s beyond timeless, especially in the wake of the You Know What that gained ground in 2020.

A few years ago when I had a blog on my author website, I also conducted a written interview with Lawson. I’ll have to conduct a deep dive for and try to locate it as it’s been a while. But if I find it, I’ll happily post it here at some point.

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And if you remember, I also reviewed her historical fiction novel, Answering Liberty’s Call. On Monday, I made plans to add even more of Tracy Lawson’s books to my brewing TBR list. And this one bodes well with that 2025 New Year’s Resolution I made a few days back, adding more books geared toward kids to counteract a lot of what they’re exposed to these days in government schools.

Long story short, the Liberty Belles Series is a children’s version of Answering Liberty’s Call, so the works go hand-in-hand. That said, if you’re a parent and would like to share Anna Stone’s story with your kids, or if you teach in a microschool, learning pod, or homeschooling environment, you might want to consider Liberty Belles. This is especially true if you’ve already read and enjoyed Answering Liberty’s Call.

A story based on true events that hit home with the author

Something I love about this work is that it’s based on true events. In her January 6th, 2025 email, Tracy shared a compelling story with her readers regarding the work. Here’s an excerpt from that email:

“I got my first good look at the Declaration of Independence at a local McDonald’s. I was nine years old. The Bicentennial celebration was in full swing, and Colonial America and Revolutionary War themes were popular, well, everywhere.

“As I sat in the red plastic booth with my Happy Meal, staring up at the life-sized reproduction on the wall over our table, I saw my name. Well, my last name, anyway.

“Someone named Thomas Stone signed the Declaration of Independence three lines below John Hancock. I wondered if my family was related to him, but dismissed the idea. How could we possibly have ties to someone who forged America's founding document?

”Many years later, I learned I am indeed related to Thomas Stone, a signer of the Declaration of Independence from Maryland. He’s my great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather’s second cousin, and that makes him my second cousin seven times removed. Does that make me feel better about myself?

“Probably, say psychologists.”

Spoiler Alert: Tracy Lawson is in the right

Lawson then pointed to a study conducted at Emory University to drive this point home, and it’s something I can personally attest to. Thanks to some research on Find a Grave of all places and verifying through written records, I managed to discover that my own ancestors were members of the good old Society of Friends.

That’s right. This rough-around-the-edges loose cannon is descended from the Quakers, something I thought was rather cool. But, it made sense, as my ancestors settled in the Middle Colonies, they came from Northern England, and are buried in Friends Cemeteries.

My great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather was the contractor who built the Aisquith Street Meeting House, the oldest Friends Meeting House that remains in Baltimore County, Maryland, to this day. And yeah, if you research it, you’ll also discover my real last name as opposed to the Marti or Martikainen monikers.

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I was listening to one of the lectures over at Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom, and it was also said that the Quakers were the ‘most libertarian’ of those original groups that came over from England. This isn’t to say they were completely libertarian, but I might have a bit of an inkling that I inherited some of their spirits…maybe…

A lot of good to take in

As noted a few days back, building that child-friendly TBR list was one of my more ambitious resolutions this year, especially since I primarily read darker content. That said, Liberty Belles will certainly make its appearance, and it’s not the only work out there liberty-loving parents will enjoy.

Books like The Tuttle Twins have also piqued my interest, and they’re all just a handful of what I have in store for 2025. Overall, this is now going from ‘this is gonna be a fun year’ to one that will take me on several adventures.