Age
7-10
Grade
2-4
Mary Pope Osborne
My America: After The Rain, Virginia's Civil War Diary, Book Two
Hardcover
(Scholastic Inc. May 1, 2002)
Part of the My America relaunch, in Ms. Osborne's sequel to My Brother's Keeper, Ginny moves to Washington, D.C. where she must face changing times, marked by the assassination of President Lincoln.
In the final months of the Civil War, Virginia and her family move to Washington, D.C. where the cold winter brings uncertainty and hardship. Virginia takes a job as a servant in a wealthy home to help her family. But, just as things start to improveas her father gets a job and the war finally comes to an end, the tragic assassination of Ginny's beloved President Lincoln occurs. In this, her second diary chronicling the Civil War, Ginny learns that life is constantly changing. Indeed, even as Lincoln dies, her nephew is born. Throughout, Ginny faces it with hope and courage.
In the final months of the Civil War, Virginia and her family move to Washington, D.C. where the cold winter brings uncertainty and hardship. Virginia takes a job as a servant in a wealthy home to help her family. But, just as things start to improveas her father gets a job and the war finally comes to an end, the tragic assassination of Ginny's beloved President Lincoln occurs. In this, her second diary chronicling the Civil War, Ginny learns that life is constantly changing. Indeed, even as Lincoln dies, her nephew is born. Throughout, Ginny faces it with hope and courage.
- Series
- My America (Book 2)
- ISBN
- 9780439201 / 9780439201384
- Pages
- 112
- Weight
- 7.2 oz.
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 0.5 in.
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