Description: Lot of 3 hardcover Dear America novels including:Dear America : So Far From Home, the Diary of Mary Driscoll, an Irish Mill Girl, Lowell, Massachusetts 1847Historical fiction, young adult; Industrial Age, New England Dear America: Standing in the Light, The Captive Diary of Catharine Carey (1998 Hardcover)A strong-willed Quaker girl's diary reflects her experiences growing up in the Delaware River Valley of Pennsylvania and her capture by Lenape Indians in 1763. Historical fiction, young adult; American West, US Westward expansion, frontier wars; Native American history Dear America When will This Cruel War Be Over? the Civil War Diary of Emma Simpson, Gordonsville, Virginia, 1864. (hardcover). Historical Virginia, American Civil War era experienced through the eyes of a young girl named Emma Simpson. Synopsis: The peaceful Southern life that Emma Simpson and her family have always known is shattered when the Civil War begins. Emma's father and brother are called to battle, but her family believes the Confederacy will quickly win the War between the States. However, as the months drag on, the harsh realities of war set in: Supplies, medicine, food, firewood, and ink for Emma to use in her diary become increasingly scarce as troops from the North march deeper into the South. Finally, even Emma's home is commandeered by the Yankees. Though she faces many hardships, Emma never loses hope, and, with a brave spirit, she comes to realize what things in life are most important.
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Location: Chatham, Massachusetts
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Book Title: Dear America So Far from Home; Standing in the Light; So Far From
Book Series: Dear America
Narrative Type: Fiction
Age Level: Ages 9-12, Young Adults
Item Length: 7.7in.
Publisher: Scholastic, Incorporated
Original Language: English
Subject: Action & Adventure
Fiction/Non-Fiction: Juvenile Fiction
Publication Year: 1997
Type: Novel
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Special Attributes: Hardback
Item Height: 0.7in.
Author: Barry Denenberg
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
Topic: Historical / General, General, People & Places / United States / General, Social Themes / Emigration & Immigration
Item Width: 5.5in.
Item Weight: 9.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 176 Pages
