The Exchange Contributor(s): Blye, Alexandra (Author) |
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ISBN: 1480850764 ISBN-13: 9781480850767 Publisher: Archway Publishing OUR PRICE: $13.25 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) |
Physical Information: 0.07" H x 8.5" W x 8.5" (0.18 lbs) 26 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Civil War - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: When nine-year-old Sarah Smith fetches potatoes from the shed, she hears an unusual noise and senses something is different. Somewhat apprehensive, she returns to the shed later and realizes it isn't a what in the shed but a who. Sarah knows she should tell her parents, especially when she learns a group of men are searching for a missing soldier, instead she decides to leave some food for the stranger and finds her kindness returned in an unusual way. The Exchange, a picture book for children, shares a story about the Civil War, a war that divided communities and even families. In the midst of these tensions, Sarah must decide what to do when she discovers someone is hiding on her family's farm. |