num_pages: 256
description: Award-winning author Rosemary Wells lays bare the senseless devastation of war in this stunning novel. As the Civil War breaks out, India, a young Southern girl, summons her sharp intelligence and the courage she didn’t know she had to survive the war that threatens to destroy her family, her Virginia home, and the only life she has ever known. A timeless heroine of inspiring drive and bravery, India holds on to her dream of forging a career in science, unheard-of for a woman, in the face of battle, starvation, and tragic loss. Rarely has the Southern perspective on the war been told so even-handedly for young adults as in this meticulously researched, poignant, and riveting novel.
language: English
title: Red Moon at Sharpsburg
titlecomplete: Red Moon at Sharpsburg
characters: Emory Trimble, India Moody
genres: Fiction, Historical, Young Adult Historical Fiction, War, Civil War, Teen, Young Adult, Childrens, Realistic Fiction, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 813
places: Virginia
awards: awardedAt: 1230796800000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award
publisher: Viking Juvenile