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Summary: horrible
Review: I have tried to read this book but it is so horribly boring that i can't pick it back. I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone unless they were having trouble getting to sleep.
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Summary: Across Five Aprils~ GOOD BOOK~
Review: This book was very good in the beginning, up until it hit chapter 4 - 7,it got boring. Although as soon as chapter 8 started,it started getting a lot more interesting. This book is avout a young boy named Jethro who becomes a man during the civil war and has to deal with losing a brother(tom),after losing three siblings to child paralyisis in a week the same year he was born.In the end, he learned how to be grown.
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Summary: Wonderful 'Family Civil War' Story
Review: I thought this was an excellet book. I have only read it once but plan on buying it very soon. Across Five Aprils tells of how young Jethro Creighton and his family cope with the bad and good news duringthe Civil War. The Creightons live in southern Illinois, and their families views on 'rights' are different. GO READ THIS BOOK.......IT IS EXCELLENT......MY FAVORITE BOOK OF ALL TIME!
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Summary: Across Five Aprils
Review: I am a fifth grade student at Waldron Mercy Academy (S.R.J.). I think that this book is better than a hot fudge sundae with extra hot fudge! Jethro is a 9-year old boy who is devastated when his three brothers, one cousin, and schoolmaster all go off to fight in the Civil War. Even though his family lives in the Union state of Illinois - Jethro's favorite brother, Bill, decides to fight for the Confederacy. All throughout the book Jethro has to deal with townspeople making nasty comments about Bill. Will Jethro every see Bill or his other brothers again?
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Summary: I don't read, but it inspiered me to read. Read other books!
Review: The book Across Five Aprils, by Irene Hunt, is a story about the Civil War. It takes place in the early 1860s in a rural area of Illinois. It is about a young boy named Jethro Creigton. At first, Jethro likes the idea of the war and thinks it is cool. Shortly afterwards he changes his mind about that for a very good reason. Jethro's brothers (Bill and Tom), his cousin (Eb), and his teacher (Shadrach, who Jethro really liked and is romantic with Jethro's sister, Jenny) go off to war. Bad things happen to all of these people in the war. First of all, Bill (who is Jethro's favorite brother), fights for the South. This makes many people angry at the Criegtons, since they lived in Illinois. Tom gets killed in the war. Luckily for the sake of the Criegtons who are not at war, Jethro finds out that it was not Bill who killed him. Later on, Eb runs away from the army. Jetro finds him in the woods, and takes care of him for a little. Then he makes it so it is ok for Eb to go back to the army by writing a letter to the president. In the end of the book, Shardrach gets hurt and Jenny visits him in Washington and marrys him. The war ends, and Jenny and Shadrach go home and live with Jethro. I would never recommend this book to anyone. It was extremely hard to understand, which was partially due to the characters' country grammar. I had to re-read many pages and sentences before I could truly understand what was going on. The plot was very hard to grasp because of this. I found the book to be extremely boring.
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Summary: Across Five Aprils...
Review: I read this book and was riveted. I found it really interesting how this one family came to be divided during the cival war. Because they were on the boarder between the north and south their family ended up choosing sides. Two sons went to the north and one went to the south. They were still a family though. I thought the author did an excellent job including old letters and news articles that the family had had.
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Summary: Please, save some time and do NOT read it
Review: I was forced to read this book for my history class, so of course, I wasn't thrilled with reading this book in the first place. But, I keep an open mind when it comes to reading. So I picked it up and began reading it for the assignment and I literally just fell asleep. Across Five Aprils is a historical novel that takes place during the Civil War. The Creighton family, which the story revolves around, has members of the family that are fighting on opposing sides. Even though this may have seemed like and interesting character conflict, it wasn't, ad the characters also became impossible to relate to. I felt like an outsider while reading the book because I continually became confused as to what was happening because of the lack of character detail and description. Please, don't waste your time reading this novel if you can avoid it.
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Summary: Could've been better, much better!
Review: ok I know the civil war was a horrible event in US History but I mean c'mon, need more action and it was just plain boring because every other scene was sad and droning! It was a good book for learning about how life was back in that era!
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Summary: A story from the Civil War
Review: This book is about a boy named Jethro. He was the youngest in the family and his mother favored him. He lived in a small farm in southern Illinois. The Civil War was going on and lots of Jethro's brothers were in the war. One of his brothers joined the Confederate army. He became mature during the years of the war. One of his brothers died in the war and one was held as a prisoner. He considered President Abraham Lincoln as a friend while many of the farmers hated him. He really hoped the chaos would end and live in peace. My favorite part of the book is when Shad and Jenny married. Jenny was Jethro's sister and Shad was Jethro's schoolmaster. Jenny loved Shad for a long time, but her parents refuse them to get marry. When Shad was hurt badly in the war, Jenny's parents decided to let them marry. Jenny was very happy to be the wife of Shad. I like this book because it gives us information about the Civil War in the United States. It also showed you how the people that time think of Abraham Lincoln and how a family lived during such hard times. When you read this book, it feels like you went back through time and experienced the war yourself. I recommend this book to anyone that is interested in the Civil War.
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Summary: Across Five Aprils - Jay Sheth - Historical Fiction
Review: Time of this book is during the Civil War when a family called the Crieghtons are going through hard times. They are on the Northern side with Abe Lincoln, so many of the men of the house and family list into the army. However, one family member is on the opposite side and the town is against him while another one dies in the war. After a while the North was able to escape with the victory after the town comes to togther to help the family.
The reason I'm reading this book is because it has been picked for me for a group book by Mrs. Shea my english teacher.
My favorite part is the whole thing because it is the first book I have read with so many emotions. It makes you want to cry, laugh, smile, and frown. The family's problems and jokes never end. Once one does another one starts all over again. This made me feel like i was watching a TV show. Altough I didn't like the book that I recommend it to people who enjoy history.
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