My Vicksburg Contributor(s): Rinaldi, Ann (Author) |
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ISBN: 0547550006 ISBN-13: 9780547550008 Publisher: Clarion Books
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: August 2011 |
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BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century - Young Adult Fiction | Girls & Women | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dewey: FIC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
LCCN: 2014656168 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Age Level: 12-UP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grade Level: 7-UP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lexile Measure: 630(Not Available) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Physical Information: 0.43" H x 4.49" W x 6.94" L (0.24 lbs) 160 pages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Topical - Civil War - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Cultural Region - Deep South - Cultural Region - South - Geographic Orientation - Mississippi - Cultural Region - Mid-South | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Price on Product | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quiz #: 130016 Reading Level: 4.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
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Publisher Description: Claire Louise Corbett and her Confederate family flee their home as Union soldiers shell their town of Vicksburg, Mississippi. They venture out from the safety of a cave only three times a day, when the Union army takes their meals at eight in the morning, noon, and eight at night. Although many of the townspeople suffer from a lack of food, the Corbetts receive extra rations from Claire Louise's brother, Landon, a doctor with the Union army. When Claire Louise discovers her brother tending to a Confederate soldier who is responsible for Robert E. Lee's "lost order" (causing the South to lose the Battle of Antietam), she is forced to make a difficult choice between family and friends. Award-winning historical novelist Ann Rinaldi paints a story of family, courage, and secrets during the forty-seven-day siege of Vicksburg, a battle that has sometimes been ignored in history because it ended the same day as the Battle of Gettysburg. |
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Contributor Bio(s): Rinaldi, Ann: - ANN RINALDI is an award-winning author best known for bringing history vividly to life. A self-made writer and newspaper columnist for twenty-one years, Ms. Rinaldi attributes her interest in history to her son, who enlisted her to take part in historical reenactments up and down the East Coast. She lives with her husband in central New Jersey. |
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