School Library Journal, March 1st, 2002
(unabr.). 5 cassettes. 6:30 hrs. Recorded Books. 2001. ISBN 1-4025-0182-X. $52 (Rental: $13.50). Gr 4-8--This beautifully written novel offers valuable insights into the difficulties faced by families and communities caught up in the political, economic, and personal upheavals of war. The events of the Civil War unfold Across Five Aprils (Berkley Pub., 1986) in this moving story by Newbery Award winner, Irene Hunt. It is set in southern Illinois where Jethro Creighton, an intelligent, hardworking boy, is growing into manhood as his brothers and a beloved teacher leave to fight in the Union an...
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