Leigh Ann's Civil War
Kindle Edition
HarperCollins · Ebook · August 29, 2011
Leigh Ann Conners is spunky and determined.
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- Who it’s for
- A determined mill worker’s daughter finds her footing amid wartime upheaval and its consequences.
- Genres
- Civil War Era YA, War & Military YA, 19th-Century US YA
- Published
- HarperCollins, August 29, 2011
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Leigh Ann Conners is spunky and determined. Although she often finds herself in trouble, she loves her two older brothers dearly and would do anything to make them proud. When the Yankees arrive in Roswell, Georgia, Leigh Ann places a French flag upon the family’s mill. She hopes the Yankees will then spare the mill from destruction, but her actions have disastrous results.
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Sent north with the women and children who worked in the mill—all branded traitors for making fabric for Confederate uniforms—Leigh Ann embarks on a journey that requires her to find her own inner strength. Only then will she be able to rise above the war raging around her.
War Through Her Eyes
A determined mill worker’s daughter finds her footing amid wartime upheaval and its consequences.
Come here for
- A young girl’s perspective on the Civil War’s upheaval
- Family loyalty tested by a choice with disastrous consequences
Expect
- A sustained historical journey through a young girl’s eyes
- Questions of loyalty, courage, and finding inner strength
Where it sits
| Civil War Era YA | 100% |
|---|---|
| 19th-Century US YA | 47% |
| War & Military YA | 24% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- YA Pet Stories
- Diverse YA Fiction
- YA Stories About Girls & Women
- War & Military YA
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- Colonial & Revolutionary YA
- 19th-Century US YA
- Mexico for Teens
- Prejudice & Racism for Teens
- Authors
- Ann Rinaldi
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- August 29, 2011
- Format
- Ebook
- Reading lane
- YA Pet Stories