Set in San Diego in 1941-42, this novel vividly evokes life on the home frontduring World War II. As the U.S. battles tyranny overseas, 11-year-old FosterSimmons finds a way to make peace at home.
During Prohibition, 12-year-old Tom Higgins helps his father make whiskey. When a preacher arrives to fight the "evils of alcohol, " Tom is outraged to find the preacher's daughter throwing salt in his father's mash--until he starts to like her.
The Civil War may be over, but for 12-year-old Will Page, who considers the Yankees responsible for the deaths of his parents and brother and sisters, the pain will never end. And now Will has to go live with his Uncle Jed, who refused to fight for the Confederate cause. But is Uncle Jed the traitor and coward Will believes him to be? An ALA Notable Book. Winner of the Scott O'Dell Award.
From the bestselling author of "Shades of Gray" and "Grandpa's Mountain" comes a story set during the Civil War about the separation of best friends, who are also master and servant--and teaching hard lessons of friendship, choice, courage, and the meaning of freedom. Teacher's Guide.
During the Depression, eleven-year-old Carrie makes her annual summer visit to her relatives in the Blue Ridge Mountains and watches her determined grandfather fight against the government's attempt to take his farm land for a new national park.
During Prohibition, 12-year-old Tom Higgins helps his father make whiskey. When a preacher arrives to fight the "evils of alcohol, " Tom is outraged to find the preacher's daughter throwing salt in his father's mash--until he starts to like her.
The Civil War may be over, but for 12-year-old Will Page, who considers the Yankees responsible for the deaths of his parents and brother and sisters, the pain will never end. And now Will has to go live with his Uncle Jed, who refused to fight for the Confederate cause. But is Uncle Jed the traitor and coward Will believes him to be? An ALA Notable Book. Winner of the Scott O'Dell Award.
