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Crossing the Deadline: Stephen's Journey Through the Civil War
Contributor(s): Shoulders, Michael (Author)
ISBN: 1585369519     ISBN-13: 9781585369515
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
OUR PRICE:   $15.29  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: February 2016
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Military & Wars
- Juvenile Fiction | Boys & Men
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2015033876
Lexile Measure: 730
Physical Information: 1.4" H x 5.9" W x 8.1" (1.10 lbs) 384 pages
Themes:
- Sex & Gender - Boy's Interest
- Topical - Civil War
- Chronological Period - 1851-1899
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 190738
Reading Level: 4.8   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 10.0
 
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Publisher Description:
When Stephen's father passes away in 1861, he and his mother and brother are left at the mercy of a cruel uncle. As the Civil War intensifies to the south, Stephen's brother enlists to fight for the Union and help support the family. The war drags on and Stephen, an accomplished bugler in the town band, is witness to the sad consequences of slavery. The opportunity to enlist as Colonel Eli Lilly's personal bugler arises and Stephen jumps at the chance. After surviving the Battle of Sulphur Trestle in Alabama, Stephen is sent to a Confederate prison camp to await the end of the war. The trials of prison camp are severe but at war's end Stephen is set to be sent home to Indiana aboard the steamboat Sultana. However, disaster strikes and the ship catches fire and capsizes in America's largest maritime disaster. Through luck and fortitude Stephen survives, but his Civil War journey is one that will engage readers of all ages. Based on historical facts and characters, Stephan's story truly captures the essence of the era.