Turn Homeward, Hannalee
HarperCollins · Paperback · June 21, 1999
As the Civil War comes to a close, resourceful Hannalee must find her way home.
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- Genres
- Civil War Era, Girls & Young Women, 19th-Century U.S.
- Published
- HarperCollins, June 21, 1999
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As the Civil War comes to a close, resourceful Hannalee must find her way home. In this classic historical fiction for young readers, plucky twelve-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. This powerful early-middle grade novel, based on historical events, reveals a little-known side to our most significant American conflict.
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"A fast-moving novel based upon an actual historical incident with a spunky heroine and fine historical detail." (School Library Journal) "There are few authors who can consistently manage both to entertain and inform." (Booklist)
Why It Clicks
Come here for
- Civil War-era atmosphere
- a sustained, layered narrative read
Expect
- author’s familiar narrative pull
- historical YA pacing
Where it sits
| Civil War Era | 100% |
|---|---|
| Girls & Young Women | 34% |
| 19th-Century U.S. | 28% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- US Biographies
- The Classics
- Girls & Young Women
- Wars & Military History
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- 19th-Century U.S.
- 20th-Century U.S.
- Civil War Era
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- Authors
- Patricia Beatty, Various
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- June 21, 1999
- Format
- Paperback
- Reading lane
- US Biographies