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When Jamie Carswell joins the 14th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment fighting in Vicksburg, Mississippi, he finds his cousin Althea living there, trying to make peace with her past ...
Gr 6-10-Jamie Carswell and his friend Elisha Stockwell, both 15, are in the Union Army. Their regiment, the 14th Wisconsin, has made its way to Mississippi, the state in which Jamie has spent several fun-filled summers with his favorite cousin, Althea, and her sisters. The boys discover that soldiering is not the exciting, glamorous adventure they thought it would be. Instead, there is drudgery, terror, homesickness, and, at least for Jamie, the doubt that the army is doing the right thing. When his cousins are burned out of their home, they flee to friends in Vicksburg, but there is no safety there. The story ends with the surrender of Vicksburg. The Union soldiers take possession of the city, but discover that although they may have defeated the Confederate Army they have not defeated the Southern people. Ernst has used many primary sources to write a story that transports readers into a heartbreaking part of this country's history. The characters are well drawn and realistic in their emotions, hopes, doubts, courage, and anxieties. Readers come to understand what it must have been like to face friends and family across a battlefield, to believe in your cause and yet fear for the safety of loved ones on the other side. The author has done a commendable job of remaining neutral and showing the good and bad of both causes. The primarily period photographs and drawings illustrate military and civilian fortifications and the geography of the area.-Nancy P. Reeder, Heathwood Hall Episcopal School, Columbia, SC Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.
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Francis Lam
reviewed Ghosts of Vicksburg on August 07, 2014 Ghosts of Vicksburg
Janie's first few weeks of high school haven't exactly lived up to her dreams. All of her friends have different classes, and she has been marked as an outcast ever since she came to school with goat poo on her shoes. Janie wants to be "normal", which is hard when your parents are hippy-esque farmers. On her journey to get to the magical land of boyfriends, football games, and parties, Janie gets a little....lost. She learns to play the bass, is arrested for trespassing, steals a giant wooden cross, and befriends a rather large boy named Monster (thats his real name). Pretty soon Janie is so past normal, she may actually be where she is meant to be.
Do not assume too much from this book. It's clean, quirky, and perfect for younger teens. It was delightful, easy, and light.
But it was nothing more than that. It was not hysterical. It was not ridiculous. It was not so truthful that it ached. It was like a water-downed Stargirl, or an unfunny Dairy Queen.
It was fine. Nothing was blatantly wrong or flawed with it, but if you compare it to other books in the same vein, it just doesn't hold up.
However, I do think middle school girls would like it. Perhaps it will give them insight on what to expect in the next few years. It's not really scandalous enough to be enjoyable for high school kids, I think, who want some more dirty drama.
Thank you, S&S Galleygrab for providing me with a copy.
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