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Turn Homeward, Hannalee
written by Patricia Beatty
Studio : HarperTrophy
by HarperTrophy
Release Date : 1999-06-21
Publisher : HarperTrophy
Released : 1999-06-21
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 9780688166762
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 10 reviews)
List Price : $5.99
Our Price : $0.76
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Product Description |
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During the closing days of the Civil War, plucky 12-year-old Hannalee Reed, sent north to work in a Yankee mill, struggles to return to the family she left behind in war-torn Georgia. "A fast-moving novel based upon an actual historical incident with a spunky heroine and fine historical detail."--School Library Journal. Author's note. "There are few authors who can consistently manage both to entertain and inform." --Booklist |
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just what my child needed for class |
my granddaughter needed a copy of Turn Homeword, Hannalee for her 5th grade social studies class. It was not available anywhere, in any store, here in our area...not anywhere within a 50 mile radius. I ordered it from Americancivilwar and we had it 3 days later!!!! talk about service...thanks amazon
happy grandma in North Carolina |
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An intriguing work of historical fiction... |
All 12-year-old Hannalee Reed has ever known is the mill. In her small Georgia town, everyone, from children to adult, earns his or her living in the factory.
Then Yankee soldiers come and burn the mill down to halt the Confederate war effort. To her horror, the soldiers take Hannalee, her 10-year-old brother Jem and her brother's teenage fiancee Rosellen away from their families and hometown, far up north, where they are auctioned off as servants.
Desperate to stay with Jem, Hannalee cuts off her braids to disguise her brother as a girl. But the ruse fails, and Hannalee finds herself alone in the home of a Yankee couple who hate her, simply because she's Southern.
Her mind on her widowed mama, who was expected to have a baby any day, Hannalee decides she's got to head home. She runs away from her master and sets out looking for Jem and Rosellen.
Readers will enjoy the adventures of Hannalee, who is both courageous and just a regular child like themselves. The pull of home -- as poor and war-torn as it may be -- is also touching.
If you enjoy this book, be sure to check out "Be Ever Hopeful, Hannalee," which picks up the Reeds' story just after the Civil War, when they struggle to build a new life for themselves in Atlanta. |
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Student with a review |
This story is a bout a girl named Hannalee. Her older brother, Davey, breaks up with his girlfriend Rosellen to go to war. The Civil War. Hannalee is shipped away from her home is Georgia because she wants to go to war. Houses are burned, people are killed, and people blast cannons. Hannalee must face the hardships of her new life in war. Hannalee has to fulfill her promise to her mom about returning home to her nice and wonderful life back in Georgia.
My opinion of this book is that it was action filled. Nothing ever stopped happening and Hannalee is a very brave girl to go to war. Nothing in this book was boring or dumb.
I am writing from San Anselmo, CAlifornia
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My daughter says it is the best book she's ever read. |
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This book was very good. My nine year old daughter loved it. She could not wait to find out what happened to Hannalee. Very good book! I also read it and liked it a lot. |
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Ali's opinion |
This book has a very good story but it is boring in some parts.
Some one should read this book because it is a story that is sad,funny,and in between.Some one should not read this book is they are looking for something quick to read.A historical-fiction person should read this book because it's all about the Civil War!I don't want to give it away but my faverote part was when Rosellen & Hannalee put a bonnet on Hannalee's little brother,Jem.My faverote charater was Hannalee because she is determand and kind but she is also strong both fisacly and mentaly. |
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