Picture books ( Read Aloud)
Pink and Say
Patrica Polacco
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In a true story, Pinkus Aylee, a black Union soldier, finds Sheldon Curtis left for dead and carries him home to be tended by his mother, but when the two boys attempt to rejoin the Union troops, they are captured and sent to Andersonville Prison.
The Yankee at the Seder
Elka Weber and Adam Gustavson
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The war is over and they're saying the South lost. Ten-year-old Jacob would give anything to show those Yankees that not all Confederates are ready to surrender. He gets his chance when he sees a real, live Yankee soldier walking down his street, on leave for Passover. But before Jacob can think of a way to be brave, the Yankee asks for a piece of his matzoh!
This beautiful, engaging story about a Jewish Yankee soldier joining a Southern family's Passover meal features a remarkable discussion about what it means to be free--a topic as relevant today as it was during the War between the States and during the Exodus.
Ben and the Emancipation Proclamation
Pat Sherman and Floyd Cooper
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A self-taught young slave astonishes his fellow prisoners by reading aloud the newspaper account of Lincoln’s new emancipation proclamation. Based on actual events.
Early Readers (Ages 6-9)
Billy and the Rebel: Based on a True Civil War Story
Deborah Hopkinson And, Brian Floca
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This story is based on the life of Billy Bayly, a real boy who lived in Pennsylvania during the Civil War and had an unlikely friendship with a Southern soldier.
From Slave to Soldier: Based on a True Civil War Story
Deborah Hopkinson and, Brian Floca
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Johnny loves his uncle and his master's mule, but he hates being a slave. So when he's asked to join the Union army, he accepts. Being a soldier is hard work, and Johnny wonders if he made the right choice. But when the army needs him, Johnny knows it's up to him to come to the rescue!
Chapter Books ( Ages 9-12)
Mr. Lincoln’s Drummer
G. Clifton Wisler
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Based on the true story of Willie Johnston a drummer boy for the Union army.
Shades of Gray
Carolyn Reeder and Tim O'Brien
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The Civil War may be over, but for twelve-year-old Will Page, the pain and bitterness haven't ended. How could they have, when the Yankees were responsible for the deaths of everyone in his entire immediate family?
And now Will has to leave his comfortable home in the Shenandoah Valley and live with relatives he has never met, people struggling to eke out a living on their farm in the war-torn Virginia Piedmont. But the worst of it is that Will's uncle Jed had refused to fight for the Confederacy.
At first, Will regards his uncle as a traitor -- or at least a coward. But as they work side by side, Will begins to respect the man. And when he sees his uncle stand up for what he believes in, Will realizes that he must rethink his definition of honor and courage.
Turn Homeward Hanalee
Patrica Beatty
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During the closing days of the Civil War, plucky 12-year-old Hannalee Reed, sent north to work in a Yankee mill, struggles to return to the family she left behind in war-torn Georgia.
The Perilous Road
William O. Steel
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The heartbreaking, bitter view of the Civil War as experienced by Chris Brabson, whose brother is fighting for the "wrong" side
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