num_pages: 192
description: The Newbery Award-winning author of Up a Road Slowly  presents the unforgettable story of Jethro Creighton—a brave boy who comes of age during the turbulent years of the Civil War.In 1861, America is on the cusp of war, and young Jethro Creighton is just nine-years-old. His brother, Tom, and his cousin, Eb, are both of fighting age. As Jethro's family is pulled into the conflict between the North and the South, loyalties are divided, dreams are threatened, and their bonds are put to the test in this heart-wrenching, coming of age story. “Drawing from family records and from stories told by her grandfather, the author has, in an uncommonly fine narrative, created living characters and vividly reconstructed a crucial period of history.”— Booklist
language: English
title: Across Five Aprils
titlecomplete: Across Five Aprils
genres: Middle Grade, Civil War, Historical Fiction, Historical, Childrens, School, Young Adult, Classics, War, Fiction
ratings_count: 14066
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: Berkley