The River Between Us (Paperback)

from dahabdabbler

The first couple of chapters left me a bit confused, but once I figured out who was narrating and what was going on, the story hooked me! Great historical fiction - I learned a lot, especially from the Author's Notes at the end of the book. I would have loved to read this book as a student when s...

from yossa96

its about a family from Grand Tower, Illinois. Howard learns the history about his family when they were in the Civil War. Mrs. Pruitt, lives with her three kids Noah and Tilliy are twins they are 15 years old and there little sister Cass. Cass has vesions about mens deaing. Noah mom dosent what ...

from sfbrummett

This is a YA book that really speaks to the youth about the reality of war. Noah and his friends practice soldiering to prepare for the War between the States while some families are divided over loyalties to the North or the South. The events in the book are factual and told from the perspective...

from ChristianR

An eye-opening story of the people during the Civil War, with two very different parts of the country represented. One is rural Illinois where most of the people favored the north, and the other is the free blacks from New Orleans, who had held a respected position in the city -- but who could no...

from candr

4Q, 4P (my VOYA codes) A beautifully narrated story as told by the character Tilly Pruitt, a young woman growing up in a small town in Illinois on the Mississippi during the Civil War, this story took me through the challenges and triumphs of her life and family. I loved the oral narration of thi...