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During the closing days of the Civil War, plucky 12-year-old Hannalee Reed, sent north to work in a Yankee mill, struggles to return to the family she left behind in war-torn Georgia. "A fast-moving novel based upon an actual historical incident with a spunky heroine and fine historical detail."--School Library Journal. Author's note.

"There are few authors who can consistently manage both to entertain and inform." --Booklist

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Twelve-year-old Hannalee Reed, forced to relocate in Indiana along with other Georgia millworkers during the Civil War, leaves her mother with a promise to return home as soon as the war ends. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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IT WAS THE CRYING FROM DOWN BELOW THAT WOKE ME up that hot night. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Miz Fletcher, Miz Burton, Davey Reed, Ohio River, Marilla Sanders, Aunt Marilla, General Sherman, Kennesaw Mountain, Francis Greenwood, Gen'ral Sherman, Hannalee Reed, New Manchester, Rosellen Sanders, Sally Fox, Miz Charlotte, Union Army, General Garrard, Jemmie Reed, Lucius Carewe, Rosellen Reed, Roswell Guards, We're the Reeds New!
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