The War Within

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?

Author: Carol Matas
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
Published: 09/01/2002
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.00h x 4.90w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780689843587

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.1
Point Value: 6
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 50163 / War Within: A Novel of the Civil War


Review Citation(s):
Kliatt 11/01/2002 pg. 20