num_pages: 201
description: In the journal she receives for her twelfth birthday in 1835, Lucinda Lawrence describes the hardships her family and other residents of the "Texas colonies" endure when they decide to face the Mexicans in a fight for their freedom.
language: English
title: A Line in the Sand: The Alamo Diary of Lucinda Lawrence
titlecomplete: A Line in the Sand: The Alamo Diary of Lucinda Lawrence (Dear America)
genres: Historical, Middle Grade, American, Young Adult, Childrens, War, Diary, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Juvenile
ratings_count: 2989
places: Gonzales, Texas, Texas
series: Dear America
publisher: Scholastic Inc.