Across Five Aprils - Irene Hunt
epub | 8.51 MB | English | Isbn:9781101127940 | Author: Irene Hunt | Year: 2002
About ebook: Across Five Aprils
The Newbery Award-winning author of Up a Road Slowly presents the unforgettable story of Jethro Creighton—a brave boy who comes of age during the turbulent years of the Civil War.
In 1861, America is on the cusp of war, and young Jethro Creighton is just nine-years-old. His brother, Tom, and his cousin, Eb, are both of fighting age. As Jethro's family is pulled into the conflict between the North and the South, loyalties are divided, dreams are threatened, and their bonds are put to the test in this heart-wrenching, coming of age story.
"Drawing from family records and from stories told by her grandfather, the author has, in an uncommonly fine narrative, created living characters and vividly reconstructed a crucial period of history."—Booklist
In 1861, America is on the cusp of war, and young Jethro Creighton is just nine-years-old. His brother, Tom, and his cousin, Eb, are both of fighting age. As Jethro's family is pulled into the conflict between the North and the South, loyalties are divided, dreams are threatened, and their bonds are put to the test in this heart-wrenching, coming of age story.
"Drawing from family records and from stories told by her grandfather, the author has, in an uncommonly fine narrative, created living characters and vividly reconstructed a crucial period of history."—Booklist
Category:Awards, Teens & YA, Teen Fiction, Historical Fiction - Teen Fiction, War & Military Fiction - Teen Fiction, Boys & Young Men - Teen Fiction, Family & Relationships - Teen Fiction, Classics - Teen Fiction, American Civil War->Teen fiction, Boys->Coming of age->Teen fiction, Family life->Teen fiction, Young Adult Classics->Teen fiction, 1965 Newbery Honor Book