Across the Lines - Hardcover
As the Union Army arrives at his their plantation, Edward and his family flee to Petersburg, while Edward's black servant, Simon, escapes to freedom, in a historical novel told from both boys' points of view as they struggle to understand the meaning of freedom and courage.
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Edward and Simon watch the huge Yankee fleet move up the river, headed for Richmond. They stare in disbelief as some of the troop-filled vessels land and Yankee soldiers swarm onto the plantation.
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Twelve-year-old Edward races to the house to find his family frantically packing to flee from their home. In confusion, Edward's servant, Simon, who is also his friend, disappears before the carriage leaves for nearby Petersburg.
While Edward experiences the terrors of war in a southern city under siege, Simon lives with loneliness. Having fled with the Union army, he works to earn his keep; faces loss, danger, and hostility; and wonders if he'll ever find a place where he belongs. Worlds apart, both boys struggle to understand the meaning of courage and freedom.
Carolyn Reeder, winner of the Scott O'Dell Award for Shades of Gray (Simon & Schuster), is an avid history buff with a longtime interest in the Civil War. Her other historical novels for young people include Across the Lines, Grandpa's Mountain, Moonshiner's Son, and Captain Kate.
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- PublisherAtheneum
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 0689811330
- ISBN 13 9780689811333
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages224
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