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Just in Time, Abraham Lincoln by Patricia Polacco Publisher Comments Michael and Derek don't expect the adventure of a lifetime visiting a Civil War museum with their grandmother. But the mysterious museum keeper invites them to play a game, and before they know it, they're walking through a door straight into a very... (read more) Your price: $17.99 New - Hardcover 
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Civil War Drummer Boy by Verla Kay Publisher Comments Powerful history through the eyes of a young boy When Johnny joins the Confederate Army as a drummer boy, he enters a world full of patriotism and adventure, breathtaking hot-air balloons, cannons and campfires. His job is to drum rhythms that tell... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $10.95 Used - Hardcover
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Follow the Drinking Gourd by Jeanette Winter Publisher Comments Illus. in full color. "Winter's story begins with a peg-leg sailor who aids slaves on their escape on the Underground Railroad. While working for plantation owners, Peg Leg Joe teaches the slaves a song about the drinking gourd (the Big Dipper). A... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Annie, between the States by L. M. Elliott Publisher Comments Instead of spending her teen years at parties and balls, Annie, an idealistic, poetry-loving patriot, finds herself nursing soldiers, hiding valuables, and running the household as the Civil War rages around her family's Virginia home.... (read more) Your price: $7.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by Rodman Philbrick Publisher Comments The 2010 Newbery Honor Book by highly acclaimed author Rodman Philbrick is now in paperback! Master storyteller Rodman Philbrick takes readers on a colorful journey as young Homer Figg sets off to follow his brother into the thick of the Civil War... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Underground by Shane W. Evans Publisher Comments One of School Library Journals Best Nonfiction Books of 2011A family silently crawls along the ground. They run barefoot through unlit woods, sleep beneath bushes, take shelter in a kind stranger's home. Where are they heading? They are heading for... (read more) Your price: $16.99 New - Hardcover
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Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt Publisher Comments The unforgettable story of young Jethro Creighton who comes of age during the turbulent years of the Civil War.... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $3.50 Used - Mass Market
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The Ever-After Bird (Great Episodes) by Ann Rinaldi Publisher Comments Now that her father is dead, CeCe McGill is left to wonder why he risked his life for the ragged slaves who came to their door in the dead of night. When her uncle, an ornithologist, insists she accompany him to Georgia on an expedition in search of the... (read more) Your price: $7.99 New - Trade Paper
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Battle Scars by John Alexander Wilson Publisher Comments The sequel to The Flags of War continues the adventures of two cousins, Walt and Nate McGregor, and of Sunday, the former slave on Nate's father's plantation. They have survived the carnage at Shiloh. But the war rages on. Nate returns to the family... (read more) Your price: $7.25 New - Trade Paper
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Walking Home to Rosie Lee by A Lafaye Publisher Comments Young Gabe's is a story of heartache and jubilation. He's a child slave freed after the Civil War. He sets off to reunite himself with his mother who was sold before the war's end. "Come morning, the folks take to the road again, singing songs, telling... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $14.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Last Full Measure by Ann Rinaldi Publisher Comments In 1863 Pennsylvania, as Confederate and Union soldiers take over their town, 14-year-old Tacy faces the horrors of the Battle of Gettysburg while locking horns with her disabled brother David, who struggles with his desire to go to war.... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $15.72 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Hayfoot, Strawfoot: The Bucktail Recruits (White Mane Kids) by William P. Robertson Publisher Comments Two innocent boys from a backwater hamlet march off to the turmoil of the Civil War and bond to face the rigors of armor life and the hope for glory.... (read more) Your price: $8.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Mystery of the Moat: Civil War Sightings at Fort Monroe by Sydney A. Minter Publisher Comments When fourteen-year-old Becca sees a strange-looking boy trying to retrieve something from the moat at Fort Monroe, Virginia, and experiences other mysterious happening, her life takes some unexpected turns. At the Casemate Museum, Becca meets handsome... (read more) Your price: $8.95 New - Trade Paper
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Where Bugles Called and Rifles Gleamed by A. Spedale William Publisher Comments In, WHERE BUGLES CALLED AND RIFLES GLEAMED, William A. Spedale presents an extraordinary view of a Civil War engagement. Having repeatedly canvassed the battlefield for years, the author enlightens us as to heretofore unknown aspects of the history of... (read more) Your price: $23.99 New - Trade Paper
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Dangerous Neighbors by Beth Kephart Publisher Comments It is 1876, the year of the Centennial in Philadelphia. Katherine has lost her twin sister Anna in a tragic skating accident. One wickedly hot September day, Katherine sets out for the exhibition grounds to cut short the haunted life she no longer... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Last of Six by Thomas Tiernan Synopsis Based on a true story, Tiernan weaves together the life of Mrs. Lydia Bixby and her sons, chronicling the lives of a family under the siege of the Civil War.... (read more) Your price: $26.50 New - Hardcover
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The Yankee at the Seder by Elka Weber Publisher Comments The war is over and they're saying the South lost. Ten-year-old Jacob would give anything to show those Yankees that not all Confederates are ready to surrender. He gets his chance when he sees a real, live Yankee soldier walking down his street, on... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by Rodman Philbrick Publisher Comments A dramatic, witty Civil War tale from bestselling author Rodman Philbrick Master storyteller Rodman Philbrick takes readers on a colorful journey as young Homer Figg sets off to follow his brother into the thick of the Civil War. Through a series of... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $5.95 Used - Hardcover
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Time's Memory by Julius Lester Publisher Comments Amma is the creator god, the master of life and death, and he is worried. His people have always known how to take care of the spirits of the dead - the nyama - so that they don't become destructive forces among the living. But amid the chaos of the... (read more) Your price: $9.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Dear America: When Will This Cruel War Be over? by Barry Denenberg Publisher Comments Fourteen-year-old Emma Simpson, who lives in Virginia, describes in her diary the hardships endured by her family and friends during one year of the Civil War.... (read more) List Price $12.99 Your price: $11.53 Google eBooks - Electronic
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