Red Moon at Sharpsburg, Rosemary Wells
Red Moon at Sharpsburg, Rosemary Wells
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Red Moon at Sharpsburg

Author: Rosemary Wells

Narrator: Julia Gibson

Unabridged: 6 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/03/2008


Synopsis

Rosemary Wells' books have garnered ALA and School Library Journal Best Book and Christopher Award honors. Praised by starred reviews, this carefully researched novel delivers an unforgettable story of determination and self-sacrifice in the face of incredible loss. As the Civil War swirls closer to her home in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, 13-year-old India Moody is tutored by a young scholar who sparks her interest in biology, chemistry, and college. But when India's father goes missing, she searches for him on the ghastly Antietam battlefield in Sharpsburg, Maryland. "A grand historical novel of exceptional scale and depth."-Kirkus Reviews,starred review

About Rosemary Wells

Rosemary Wells has written or illustrated more than sixty books for children and has received numerous
awards. She is the creator of the beloved Max and Ruby stories; the co-author (with Secundino Fernandez) of
My Havana: Memories of a Cuban Boyhood, illustrated by Peter Ferguson; the author of Lincoln and His Boys, illustrated by P.J. Lynch; and the illustrator of My Very First Mother Goose, edited by Iona Opie. She lives in Greenwich, Connecticut.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jim

I picked up this Young Adult book because it looked like an interesting book about the Civil War. The story focuses on a young girl, India Moody, who lives in the Shenandoah Valley during the War. The story turns out to be a powerful one, especially when India goes off to find her father who fought......more

Goodreads review by Sherry

This book is beautifully written, but takes quite a bit of teaching. Set during the Civil War, the main character is a girl who experiences the war, racism and the limits of being a girl during this time.......more