Paisley Hedgehog Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen+4dc Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Really good: Across Five Aprils Shades of Grey Decent: The Perilous Road Turn Homeward, Hannalee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 My Brother Sam is Dead Rifles For Watie Slave Dancer (not about CW but goes into detail about slavery) I would recommend Johnny Tremain, but I personally found it ponderous as a read aloud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 The Boys' War Definitely Rifles for Watie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngieW in Texas Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 (edited) My number one recommendation is Shades of Gray. It takes place right after the Civil War. It's one of my favorites. I re-read it every few years. We didn't like The Perilous Road because we wanted to strangle the main character throughout the entire book. He was a brat. Behind Rebel Lines is a good book about a woman who disguised herself as a man to join the army. Across Five Aprils is a slog, but it's a good story. Brady (Jean Fritz) is very good. It's about a boy who discovers that his neighbor is part of the Underground Railroad. The Root Cellar is a time travel story. A girl travels back in time to the Civil War when she goes down to fetch something from her aunt's root cellar. Charley Skedaddle is pretty good. It is about a boy who enlists in the army and then runs away during a battle. I forgot about Turn Homeward, Hannalee. It's a decent book, but not great. Edited January 2, 2010 by AngieW in Texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyDay Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Across Five Aprils Rifles for Waite Go Free of Die Petticoat Spies Civil War Stories (Sandi Queen) Joy Hakim's War Terrible War is an interesting spine Stonewall Jeb Stuart and His Horse Traveller I like the War Time Papers of Robert E Lee. Probably not interesting for a child though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laboroflove Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Johnny Tremaine and My Brother Sam is Dead are Revolutionary War literature books. The other books previously listed are what we will be using so I can't offer an opinion there. We begin Civil War this week. I recommend the resource book All Through the Ages History through Literature Guide by Christine Miller. There are selections for every time period broken down by age, overview, historical fiction, biography, specific events, literature, and culture. I'm looking forward to this period. We're going to use The Civil War for Kids: A History with 21 activities in addition. Has anyone used this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 My Brother Sam...and Johnny Tremain are, indeed, Rev War! Sorry about that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilly Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Two of our favorites are Slopes of War and Iron Thunder. The first book is about the Battle of Gettysburg, and it is for older children, as it is quite graphic when describing the war. The second book tells the story of a young boy who works on the Monitor. My son loved both these books when we studied the Civil War earlier this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa H. in GA Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 for Shades of Gray. Excellent book. Melissa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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