[ISLMA-Share] Need a 5th Grade read aloud with Civil War background

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The War Within: a novel of the Civil War by Matas, Carol.

*Gr 5-8  *
*Holly Springs, Mississippi, 1862*
Hannah Green can't believe what happens to her family after the war breaks
out. First, her sister Joanna falls in love with a Union soldier -- an
enemy. Next, the same soldier tells Hannah and her family about General
Grant's General Order #11, which commands all Jews to evacuate the
territory for violating trade regulations. The Greens escape from Holly
Springs just before their home is destroyed. They lose everything -- even
their slaves, when Lincoln declares them free.
Now, because she is Jewish, Hannah cannot go home to Mississippi -- a
Confederate state that's dear to her heart. Confusion sets in. Who is on
her side, and whose side does she want to be on?

On Wed, Feb 28, 2018 at 1:28 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt
> Hear the Wind Blow by Mary Hahn, this is a good book
> Ghost Cadet
> Ghost Soldier
> When will this Cruel War be over
> Gentle Annie
> After the Rain
> My Brother's Keeper
> Rifles for Watie
>
> On Wed, Feb 28, 2018 at 1:17 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> I have a 5th grade teacher who is looking for a novel to read aloud to
>> her class with a Civil War Background.  Is there anything new a great out
>> there?
>> Here are a few I have found so far,
>>
>> The Long Road to Gettysburg
>> A Light in the Storm: The Civil War Diary of Amelia Martin, Fenwick
>> Island, Delaware, 1861 Shades of Gray
>> Across the Lines
>> Under Siege! Three Children at the Civil War Battle for Vicksburg
>> What Was the Battle of Gettysburg?
>> The Deep Cut
>> The Last Brother: A Civil War Tale (Tales of Young Americans)
>> The Blue and the Gray
>> Abner & Me
>> The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg
>> The last brother : a Civil War tale
>> Abraham Lincoln : letters from a slave girl
>> How I found the Strong
>> Bull Run
>> Charley Skedaddle
>>
>> I am open to all suggestions.
>> Thank you,
>> Kim
>>
>>
>>
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