num_pages: 160
description: Holly Springs, Mississippi, 1862Hannah Green can't believe what happens to her family after the war breaks out. First, her sister Joanna falls in love with a Union soldier -- an enemy. Next, the same soldier tells Hannah and her family about General Grant's General Order #11, which commands all Jews to evacuate the territory for violating trade regulations. The Greens escape from Holly Springs just before their home is destroyed. They lose everything -- even their slaves, when Lincoln declares them free.Now, because she is Jewish, Hannah cannot go home to Mississippi -- a Confederate state that's dear to her heart. Confusion sets in. Who is on her side, and whose side does she want to be on?
language: English
title: The War Within: A Novel of the Civil War
titlecomplete: The War Within: A Novel of the Civil War
genres: Fiction, Historical, Young Adult Historical Fiction, Civil War, Jewish, Young Adult, Kids, Middle Grade, Childrens, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 271
awards: awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People
publisher: Aladdin