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Editorial Reviews
From School Library Journal
Grade 5-9. A novel about the Civil War that takes place from May 1864, to May 1865. The story has as much introspection as action as the author shows the coming of age of two childhood companions, one black, one white. Edward (about 12), his mother, younger sister, and older brother abandon their plantation home as Union soldiers advance. They are taken in by Edward's aunt in Petersburg, a town approximately 25 miles from the Confederate capital. Edward's manservant and constant companion, Simon, has run off to taste freedom. Told alternately in Edward and Simon's voices, the story relates both of their experiences during the war. Freedom, choice, and self-respect are constant themes as are the needs and demands of friendship. The novel gets off to a slow start but picks up each time Reeder ties the action to real events. Food and paper shortages are capably described and become more than plot devices; they provide psychological clues to Edward's growing sense of self. Historically, Petersburg was significant because of its railroad lines and munitions storage. Reeder uses the setting to focus attention on the way one family endures the hardships of war. Along the way she draws fine characters, including Aunt Charlotte, a strong, independent woman who understands war as the power of evil. A solid piece of historical fiction.?Harriett Fargnoli, Great Neck Library, NY
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Booklist
Gr. 4^-7. Just before his family flees from the Yankees, who soon capture their Virginia plantation, Edward searches without success for his slave and lifelong companion, Simon. Hidden in the chimney, Simon waits for freedom and finds himself making his own way in a land ruled by the forces of war; Edward and his family are caught up in the siege of Petersburg. Simon and Edward struggle with issues of freedom, courage, and friendship in surroundings that are new to them and sometimes quite frightening. The point of view shifts from one boy to the other throughout the novel, ending a year after the plantation's capture when both boys return there and catch a glimpse of each other. The boys care but acknowledge that things will never be the same, speaking wordless volumes with a distant hand gesture in their secret language. The switch back and forth from one boy to another breaks the narrative flow at times, but there are few Civil War books for children that explore the reality of war or the subtlety of race relations as sensitively as this involving novel. Reeder shows great respect for her readers by presenting a many-faceted view of these complex issues, which are all too often simplified to the point of distortion by writers eager to present their own points of view. With believable characters and an eventful plot, this novel offers a memorable, convincing view of the Civil War through the eyes of Simon and Edward. Carolyn Phelan --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Grade 5-9. A novel about the Civil War that takes place from May 1864, to May 1865. The story has as much introspection as action as the author shows the coming of age of two childhood companions, one black, one white. Edward (about 12), his mother, younger sister, and older brother abandon their plantation home as Union soldiers advance. They are taken in by Edward's aunt in Petersburg, a town approximately 25 miles from the Confederate capital. Edward's manservant and constant companion, Simon, has run off to taste freedom. Told alternately in Edward and Simon's voices, the story relates both of their experiences during the war. Freedom, choice, and self-respect are constant themes as are the needs and demands of friendship. The novel gets off to a slow start but picks up each time Reeder ties the action to real events. Food and paper shortages are capably described and become more than plot devices; they provide psychological clues to Edward's growing sense of self. Historically, Petersburg was significant because of its railroad lines and munitions storage. Reeder uses the setting to focus attention on the way one family endures the hardships of war. Along the way she draws fine characters, including Aunt Charlotte, a strong, independent woman who understands war as the power of evil. A solid piece of historical fiction.?Harriett Fargnoli, Great Neck Library, NY
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Booklist
Gr. 4^-7. Just before his family flees from the Yankees, who soon capture their Virginia plantation, Edward searches without success for his slave and lifelong companion, Simon. Hidden in the chimney, Simon waits for freedom and finds himself making his own way in a land ruled by the forces of war; Edward and his family are caught up in the siege of Petersburg. Simon and Edward struggle with issues of freedom, courage, and friendship in surroundings that are new to them and sometimes quite frightening. The point of view shifts from one boy to the other throughout the novel, ending a year after the plantation's capture when both boys return there and catch a glimpse of each other. The boys care but acknowledge that things will never be the same, speaking wordless volumes with a distant hand gesture in their secret language. The switch back and forth from one boy to another breaks the narrative flow at times, but there are few Civil War books for children that explore the reality of war or the subtlety of race relations as sensitively as this involving novel. Reeder shows great respect for her readers by presenting a many-faceted view of these complex issues, which are all too often simplified to the point of distortion by writers eager to present their own points of view. With believable characters and an eventful plot, this novel offers a memorable, convincing view of the Civil War through the eyes of Simon and Edward. Carolyn Phelan --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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