With their families caught on opposite sides of the Civil War, friends Sarah Pierce and James Hood are afraid that everything they know is about to change.
When the two friends encounter a wounded Union soldier after a violent battle sweeps through their rural Virginia home, they are faced with a difficult decision. Readers (Ages 7-9) will find out how the war threatened to tear the United States apart forever by following along with this gripping tale.---from the publisher
32 pages 978-0531221662 Ages 7-10
Keywords: historical fiction, friends, Civil War, military, battle, part of a series, 7 year old, 8 year old, 9 year old, 10 year old, American history, Social Studied Curriculum
