The_Gamer, 28 мая 2018 г., 12:17
If you want to learn the facts about the Civil War, read a history book. If you want to know what it was like to live during the Civil War, read When Will This Cruel War Be Over? Emma Simpson is a teenager living on a plantation in Gordonsville, Virginia. Her diary tells about a year when the war turned her family's world upside down. First her brother dies. He is a soldier in the South's Confederate army. Later, Union soldiers from the North take over their house. They force Emma, her mother, her aunt, and her young cousins to live on the top floor. Emma and her family live in fear. They feel trapped and can only fix meals when the soldiers are out of the house. The soldiers stay for about two months. When the soldiers leave, they have almost destroyed the home. This book is fascinating, especially if you like history. It is sad and exciting. Read When Will This Cruel War Be Over?, especially if you want to find out what happens to Emma after the soldiers leave. Author: Me
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