Across Five Aprils

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Summary: THIS BOOK WAS VERY BORING!!!!!!
Review: This book i have to agree, was beautifully written, maybe too well written that it made it kind of boring. It was a sad story and i wouldn't recomend it to anyone to read

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Summary: I only give it a 1 star because there is no zero stars
Review: this is the worst book I have ever read in my entire life! It had no action let alone anything that could reseamble interesting. The book was plain and simple terrible. Whoever made that book should get an education!

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Summary: Alittle long and boring.Good description
Review: I think that the book was kind of boring. It had hardly any action.It did have some suspence,when you would wonder who was killed and who wasn't,but there wasn't very much. Although it wasn't very exiting, it was very descriptive and told what the civil war was like for the people who weren't in the war. It was well writen for someone who likes the kind of stuff the book tells.

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Summary: A well written book
Review: At first the book was hard to get into and some of the dialect was hard to understand. It has a lot of characters to keep track of. But after the first 100 pages it started getting better. It used good descriptions and was well written. A good perspective of the other side of the war - the farms and villages.

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Summary: CIVIL WAR TIMES FOR READERS WHO SAVOR EVERY DETAIL.
Review: Irene Hunt describes life on a southern Illinois farm in much detail. Combine this with a dialect and you have a book not all readers will appreciate. However, some readers will find themselves caring deeply for young Jethro and all he struggles with - the loss of a brother, the responsibility of farm work, the hostility within the community, etc. They will also learn much about the Civil War as it unfolds throughout the story. This is an extremely well written book, truly deserving the Newbery Honor it won.

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Summary: A wonderfully-detailed glimpse of life during the Civil War.
Review: I read all the reviews before buying this book from Amazon.com. I wondered why some said it was great while others said it was boring. I went ahead and bought it and loved every page! I have never read a book that gives the reader a better feel for life during the Civil War. Irene Hunt, the author, causes the reader to get caught up in Jethro's world, mind, and feelings. I learned a lot and loved every minute of it!

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Summary: Excellent
Review: This is one of the best books I've ever read. I first read it about twenty years ago, and it still sticks in my mind. The characters are human, the relationships are real, the plot is inviting. It's a beautiful book that I would recommend to young people and adults alike. It says much about what it means to be a human being.

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Summary: A moving book about a boy's life during the Civil War.
Review: This book was a great example of the life and times of a young boy named Jethro Creighton from southern Illinois. The book gives the reader a great description of the hard work and saddness that Jethro endured. After reading this book I highly recommend this for any history buff.

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Summary: I think this book is WAY boring.
Review: This book is hard to understand, mostly because of the dialect. Irene Hunt is a good author, but I think she could have done MUCH better.

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Summary: Sux
Review: That book was the worst book ever written, it was REALLY, REALLY boring. I was supposed to read it in 9th grade CP english, but I got to the 3rd or 4th chapter, and said screw it. I would rather make an F, than finish that book. Every one of my classmates hated it. It should be banned from america.