House of Spies: Danger in the Civil War, Vol. 7 Book

Swept back to 1861 through the medium of Civil War photographs, Rob and Sarah find themselves in Washington, D.C., just after the Battle of Manassas and are arrested as enemy ...

Children's Literature

Students studying the Civil War era will be drawn to Blair's exciting account of three teenagers who are transported back into this time period. The story is a follow up to Blair's first book in which the same characters experienced Civil War action, also through time travel. Two of the characters, Rob and Sarah, are accidentally returned to Washington and arrested as Confederate spies. Their only hope is that their friend Jamie will discover them missing, and that he will figure out how to save them and return them to their own time period. The descriptive language paints vivid pictures of the clothing, the hustle and bustle of the streets, and the roles of men and women during this time period. The suspenseful and action filled plot will keep readers involved in the story as they learn about the Civil War and the people who lived during this complex era.