Turn Homeward, Hannalee

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Summary: Educational Children's Book
Review: My children read this book and they loved it so I decided to read it for myself.It provides a very accurate account of life in the Civil War.I would recommend this book to anyone learning about the Civil War.

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Summary: Fifth Grade Student, Coal Creek Elem. (BVSD)
Review: Turn Homeward Hannalee, a book by Patricia Beatty is more than a story about a family separated and in hard times. It is also a brilliant piece about the Civil War.
This story is about a 12 year old mill hand named Hannalee. Her Pa is dead and brother Davey has gone to war. The setting is Roswell, Georgia. Soon her government is burning the town. "The Yankees are coming!" they shout. Soon Yankees are roaming the town, burning the mill, and taking Hannalee and her little brother Jem to Indiana because they worked in the mill that made Confederate cloth.
Hannalee and Jem need more than hope and courage to get back home to Mama. As they are leaving Mama tears off a button on her dress and gives it to Hannalee. Hannalee knows then, she must get back home.
In Kentucky, after many days of riding the train, and walking, Hannalee and Jem are put in prison. People come to buy them as servants and Hannalee is separated from Jem.
Find out what happens as Hannalee sets out on an adventure that takes courage, heart, and hope, to get Jem and go home to Mama.

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Summary: Turn Homeward Hannalee
Review: What happened in this book you ask? Well I will tell you. Things that you imagined that would happen back then is not what it is compared to the book. What happened in the book was amazing. There is this 12 year old girl named Hannalee and her 10 year old brother Jem. They get kidnapped by the Yankees and get taken away from their mom who is pregnant. Once they get to their destination they are adopted for work. Hannalee runs away from the people who adopted her and travels from Ohio all the way to Hartford, Kentucky just to find her brother. Hannalee and Jem find their way back home safely.
The main character in this book is Hannalee. Hannalee is a very brave and determined girl. Hannalee is a girl that every girl would dream of being. She always thinks positive and never thinks negative.
The main conflict in this book is most likely the Civil War. Another problem that caught my eye was that the tone in which her voice seemed to be in was an unhappy one. The last problem would have to be being separated from her family in the war. And a whole lot more.
Hannalee resolved the problem by taking the lead being in control and she didn't let anything bring her down. The other thing is because she cared more about her loved ones being home and safe. She didn't believe they would get killed or sick or anything bad. She thought the whole time they were going to make it home.
My opinion of this book is a very good one. I am glad I got this book and that I had an opportunity to read this book. Would I recommend this book to others? Yes I would. The reason I would recommend this book to others is because it shows that even if you are a kid everything is possible.