The War Within : A Novel of the Civil War

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Summary: The War Within
Review: This book caught me by surprise I thought that it would be about a young boy in the south during wartime. However it was about a young American girl, whose religion made her along with her family unwanted. The family was removed from their home and their town because they were Jewish. Through out the hardships she encounters, she learns hard lessons about life and about the equality of man and woman. It is a great twist on the view of the Revolutionary war. I enjoyed this book a lot because there are few books that are based on the point of view of a girl through a war. This would be a great book to introduce the importance of treating others they way you wanted to be treated. The author does a great job at teaching respect for each other.

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Summary: An Interesting Story on the Civil War
Review: When I first started to read this book, I did not think that it would be as interesting as it was.I especially like how the story is told by a young girl and her experiences during the war. This young girl that the story focuses on is named Hannah. Hannah was going about her daily business when the Civil War traveled to her small town. Everything from that point in her life changed, her father and brothers went off to war. Also her family owned a small store in town that they had to close down. The part in this story that really shocked me was that her sister,Joanna, fell in love with a soldier from the Union. One night during dinner,the soldier that Joanna fell in love with was over. Hannah and her little brother kept snickering because they knew that he was on the other side in the war. The Union were the soldiers that forced Hannah and her family out of their comfortable home. The main reason that they were force out of their house was because they were Jewish. This story focuses on the experiences that Hannah had during the war. She vividly explains her thoughts and feelings in a diary during the Civil War.