Books with title Heartbeat of the War

On Independence Day in 1861 Samantha Cornelia Buckner finds herself stuck living with her Aunt America when her father marches off to the Civil War with the First Minnesota Regiment. She decides to go to war with her best friend Jamie Watson as a drummer and find her pa. Posing as a soldier, "Sam" drums "his" way across the South. Sam's mission and her love for her pa takes her through wind, rain, snow, and battles as she tries to find him and bring him home.

On Independence Day in 1861, Samantha Cornelia Buckner finds herself stuck with her Aunt America when her father marches off to the Civil War with the First Minnesota Regiment. She decides to go to war with her best friend Jamie Watson as a drummer and find her pa. Posing as a soldier, "Sam" drums "his" way across the South. Sam's mission and love for her pa takes her through wind, rain, snow, and battles as she tries to find him and bring him home.

The final installment of Catherine Banner's sweeping Last Descendants trilogy. Harlan's family left the capital city when he was just eight days old, fleeing the outbreak of war, taking with them only what they could carry in their pockets. Since that dangerous and frightening journey in the dead of winter, they have lived on Holy Island, where Maria hoped her children could find peace. But peace of mind has always eluded Harlan, and now that the island is threatened he must come to terms with his own place in history. Forced to make a perilous journey back to the ruins of the homeland he never properly knew, can Harlan bring his family back together?The third volume in the Last Descendants trilogy, "The Heart at War" is a love story, an epic novel, and an exploration of what happens to the individual human heart under the pressures that threaten to divide it."

The final installment of Catherine Banner's sweeping Last Descendants trilogy. Harlan's family left the capital city when he was just eight days old, fleeing the outbreak of war, taking with them only what they could carry in their pockets. Since that dangerous and frightening journey in the dead of winter, they have lived on Holy Island, where Maria hoped her children could find peace. But peace of mind has always eluded Harlan, and now that the island is threatened he must come to terms with his own place in history. Forced to make a perilous journey back to the ruins of the homeland he never properly knew, can Harlan bring his family back together? The third volume in the Last Descendants trilogy, The Heart at War is a love story, an epic novel, and an exploration of what happens to the individual human heart under the pressures that threaten to divide it.

Luvella Andersson, at sixteen, has already proven herself a clever businesswoman, but when she tries to expand her business, a red-headed stranger spooks Luvella and everyone else in Muncy Valley, Pennsylvania. Luvella’s gritty determination and her connection to Nature verge on the spiritual as she deals with conspiracy, racism, and forbidden romance. The pain of blending two cultures almost defeats her, but she discovers an unlikely common ground for everyone when some of the famed Carlisle Indian School football team play a game with the residents of her hometown.

Thirteen-year-old Wing is sick of losing. The Mighty Titans haven't won a football game in ages, and Fat Ed, the school bully, doesn't look like he's going to stop dumping on Wing and his friends anytime soon. But above all else, Wing just can't understand why the man who taught him everything about football, his father, is no longer there for him.As Wing struggles to accept his father's impending death from cancer, and his team fights its way to a division championship, Wing comes to realize that winning can simply mean holding on to what you already have.

Luvella Andersson, at sixteen, has already proven herself a clever businesswoman, but when she tries to expand her business, a red-headed stranger spooks Luvella and everyone else in Muncy Valley, Pennsylvania. Luvella’s gritty determination and her connection to Nature verge on the spiritual as she deals with conspiracy, racism, and forbidden romance. The pain of blending two cultures almost defeats her, but she discovers an unlikely common ground for everyone when some of the famed Carlisle Indian School football team play a game with the residents of her hometown.

A young man finds his voice in jazz, leaving a mark on his community that will never be erased. Another discovers his words in books and carves them into angry poems. Bullied kids at the end of their rope are given friendship and protection, while other teens cannot clear the hurdles life sets in their way. And at every step the promise of love glows bright even in the gloom of teenage life. In this new collection, René Saldaña, Jr., echoes the rhythmic pulse of life along the border. These brave, nuanced, accessible stories—ten previously published and five new—will resonate with young readers everywhere, especially Latinos. Come. Lean in close. Listen to the heartbeat of the soul of the world.