num_pages: 224
description: The unforgettable story of young Jethro Creighton, who comes of age during the turbulent years of the Civil War, by the Newbery Award-winning author of Up a Road Slowly. "An impressive book both as a historically authentic Civil War novel and as a beautifully written family story."--University of Chicago Center for Children's Books.
language: English
title: Across Five Aprils
titlecomplete: Across Five Aprils
genres: Fiction, Historical, War, Civil War, School, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Classics, Childrens, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 14065
places: Illinois
awards: awardedAt: -157737600000
name: Newbery Medal, awardedAt: -157737600000
name: Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, awardedAt: -126201600000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: -189360000000
name: The Charles W. Follett Award, awardedAt: -157737600000
name: Clara Ingram Judson Memorial Award
publisher: Grosset & Dunlap (Tempo Book)