AR Book Level
4.9
AR Points
7
Word Count
49,366
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
103497 EN
About this book
In the midst of the Civil War, Jamie Carswell volunteers for the 14th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment and heads to Vicksburg, Mississippi. There he finds his cousin Althea, who is trying to come to terms with her own past while keeping her family safe under the Union siege. As the city is besieged, both Jamie and Althea must navigate the dangers of war and personal history to survive.
