| The River Between Us Contributor(s): Peck, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0142403105 ISBN-13: 9780142403105 Publisher: Puffin Books OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2005 Annotation: Within a page-turning tale of mystery, adventure, and the civilian Civil War experience, a master of stories about people in transition paints a portrait of the lifelong impact that one person can have on another. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Alternative Family |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 740 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.4" W x 8.3" (0.40 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Geographic Orientation - Illinois - Geographic Orientation - Louisiana - Locality - New Orleans, Louisiana - Topical - Civil War |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 73789 Reading Level: 4.9 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The year is 1861. Civil war is imminent and Tilly Pruitt's brother, Noah, is eager to go and fight on the side of the North. With her father long gone, Tilly, her sister, and their mother struggle to make ends meet and hold the dwindling Pruitt family together. Then one night a mysterious girl arrives on a steamboat bound for St. Louis. Delphine is unlike anyone the small river town has even seen. Mrs. Pruitt agrees to take Delphine and her dark, silent traveling companion in as boarders. No one in town knows what to make of the two strangers, and so the rumors fly. Is Delphine's companion a slave? Could they be spies for the South? Are the Pruitts traitors? A masterful tale of mystery and war, and a breathtaking portrait of the lifelong impact one person can have on another. |