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Turn Homeward, Hannalee
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.
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Published
June 21st 1999
by Beech Tree Paperback Book
(first published 1984)
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Boy, was this a heartbreaking book. It is about a young girl around 13 years of age who through the civil war is lost from her family. She must now do everything in her power to find them and get back home. This means hiding and running from her enemies such as the yankees since she herslef is from the south. This book was full of great history even though it is a book of fiction. What i liked the most about this book was the main characters personality and determination. She inspired me to be r...more
I would recommend this book as a part of a social studies curriculum about the Civil War. It will be especially interesting to children who live in the Roswell or Marietta area since the story is about mill workers in Roswell. This book shares the story of mill workers who were accused of treason by the Union Army because they manufactured cloth for the Confederate Army. The mill workers are sent north, and their mill, homes, and towns destroyed. Hannalee, one of the mill workers, promises h...more
A Civil War book that the girls will like! Turn Homeward, Hannaleehelps students gain perspective of what the war was like for poor southern whites. Hannalee works in a mill even though she's only 12 years old, and when the Northern soldiers take over her town, they send the workers north on a train-- even some children like Hannalee. This story was based on true events, and was very popular for our Civil War unit.
Another from my Civil War Novel Unit. This one has a plucky bobbin girl as the main character. She is spirited away by the Union and this is her adventure home. Great female lead character. My two girls reading it now have LOVED it! It does have one main battle scene and the use of some minor profanity, but nothing too graphic for 10 year olds - which is the challenge for this unit. A great pick!
Ah, yes, another school book. Don't you just adore books that you are set to read in a certain number of time, and if you do not you are in trouble? It really can put a damper on things. This is one of the more interesting books I've had to read, the story itself was pretty short, although the book was a few hundred pages I believe. Hannalee is a girl growing up in the Confederate state of Georgia in the Civil War. When Yankee soldiers come and kidnap all people at the mill she works at, she is ...more
Excellent for upper elementary students
A solid story of a young Southern girl who is forced to leave her mill town and mother to serve in a factory in the North--a different perspective on the Civil War
A solid story of a young Southern girl who is forced to leave her mill town and mother to serve in a factory in the North--a different perspective on the Civil War
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It's about A southern 12 yearold girl named Hanalee. She got taken away from home. Now she's trying to find her way back home. Setting: Around Civil War time
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Cute book. I love historical fiction. It was a very basic story, but still enough civil war facts that I enjoyed it.
I was very sad when she passed; she wrote excellent, age appropriate historical fiction for children.
I thought this was a very good civil war story told from a different view than we usually get.
One of my favorite books by Patricia Beatty, it is followed by a sequel; Be Ever Hopeful Hannalee.
Sad but great youth historical fiction. I love this author.
this book was a wonderful historical fiction and i enjoyed it.
I remember really liking these books when I was a kid.
This is such a good story, I could read it again and again.
I love this book, it is such a great read!
I adored this prolific historical fiction author!
I read this book with my 10-year-old son. It was an interesting tale of what happened to the Georgia mill workers during the Civil War. I found it to be a good perspective on how the war affected a class of people that I had never known about before.
Pretty good story about the Civil War. Gives a southern perspective.
It says this book was published in 1999, but it had to come before that, b/c I read it in grade school, and adored it. It is a GREAT kids book, especially for kids who are into history. About a southern girl during the Civil War who gets separated from her family. Her mom gave her a button and told her to "turn homeward." I'm getting nostalgic just thinking about it!!
This was a great historical fiction book! It takes place during the Civil war in a milltown of Roswell,Georgia (didn't spell that right) Anyway, Sherman comes to town and Hanalee's seperated from her pregnant mom. The whole storys about her returning home to Georgia.
Interesting story of a young girl who was taken from her mill job by the Yankees during the Civil War. Based on true events, this story was quite affecting. The girl, Hannalee, is spunky without being unbelievable. Nicely done.
This book turned me on to historical fiction. It is a middle reader's account of a little girl quite displaced by the US Civil War. I still bug my mom to tell all of her students to read it.
this book was kinda sad because it was set in the civil war times and they were on the side of the south, and i already knew the north was going to win
i had to read this for school. it was a lot better than i thought it would be. it was good and exciting but it seemed to stretch a little too long.
This is an excellent book that tells about the Civil War from the point of view of two innocent southern children. VERY good!
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From Contemporary Authors Online: "Patricia Beatty's historical children's fiction invites readers to share in her fascination with the past. Reflecting her interest in meticulous research, which she likened to detective work, her stories recreate past times for modern readers. Critics cite her strong sense of humor, as well as a sharp sense of place, as strong points of her fiction. A commit...more
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