Age
10-14
Grade
5-9
Carol Matas
The War Within: A Novel of the Civil War
Paperback
(Aladdin Sept. 1, 2002)
, Reprint Edition
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?
- ISBN
- 0689843585 / 9780689843587
- Pages
- 160
- Weight
- 6.5 oz.
- Dimensions
- 5.13 x 0.5
in.