TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wiechman,Kathy Cannon
TI  - Like a river: a Civil War novel 
SN  - 1629792098
AV  - JUV PZ 7.1 .W46 Li 2015
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Honesdale, Pennsylvania
PB  - Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights
KW  - Teenage boys
KW  - Juvenile fiction
KW  - Friendship
KW  - Soldiers
KW  - War stories
KW  - Historical fiction
KW  - Young adult fiction
KW  - Fiction
KW  - War
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - Civil War, 1861-1865
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-336)
N2  - Leander and Polly are two teenage Union soldiers who carry deep, dangerous secrets. Leander is underage when he enlists and Polly follows her father into war disguised as his son. The war proves life changing for both as they survive incredible odds. Leander struggles to be accepted as a man and loses his arm as a consequence. Polly mourns the death of her father, endures Andersonville Prison, and narrowly escapes the Sultana steamboat disaster. As the lives of these young, brave soldiers intersect, each finds a wealth of courage and learns about the importance of loyalty, family, and love. Like a River is a lyrical atmospheric first novel told in two voices. Readers will be transported to the homes, waterways, camps, hospitals, and prisons of the Civil-War era. They will also see themselves in the universal themes of dealing with parents, friendships, bullying, failure, and young love
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