The World of Ivy

by Nancy Gentry

Book by Gentry, Nancy

152 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

For 35years I have been teaching children to read. Combining my love of reading and writing with a love of the history of the Civil War, I wrote Rebel in Petticoats, Tod Comes Home, and Little Blue Little Gray to share stories of this era with children. The World of Ivy gives young readers a glimpse of segregation in the South in 1940. The Secret and the Sunday Rose shows the lack of opportunities in sports for girls in 1950. My most recent book River of Fire is a journey on the final voyage of the Sultana, the worst maritime disaster in U.S. history which, surprisingly, few people know about. I live in Memphis, TN with my husband. I have 2 daughters and 4 grandchildren. I am currently teaching at Presbyterian Day School.