Abraham Lincoln has been elected as the sixteenth President of the United States, and Tess is more excited than she has ever been. Orphaned at a young age, Tess is the adopted daughter of Abraham Lincoln and his family. Strong-willed, courageous, and kind, Tess can’t imagine living anywhere else. But her excitement also comes with a feeling of dread. How can she leave her home, the place she’s lived all her life?

On the train trip to Washington, Allan Pinkerton, the famous detective, had uncovered a plot to assassinate Mr. Lincoln. To save him, they must take a great risk. Will they be discovered?

After Mr. Lincoln’s inauguration, the Civil War begins between North and South, who seceded after Mr. Lincoln’s election. They know his position on slavery and will kill thousands of men to keep him from touching it.

Through the midst of tears and bloodshed, tragedy strikes the family. Mr. Lincoln must persevere through his sorrows and fight to keep the Union together. He signs one of the most important documents in history, the Emancipation Proclamation, in 1863.

After four long years of toil and bloodshed, the war is finally over! Everyone is jubilant. Mr. Lincoln, who had been changed so much by the pressure from the war, begins to feel like his old self again. To celebrate, the Lincoln attend a play at the theatre. But they are unaware of the dark figure looming in the shadows.

In the White House with Mr. Lincoln takes you on a journey through the eyes of Abraham Lincoln’s adopted daughter. Follow Tess as she discovers the joys and tragedies that are past, and the happiness and sorrows that are ahead, and much more when you read In the White House with Mr. Lincoln.