Dear America: A Light in the Storm

Kids, Fiction, Historical, Teen
Cover of the book Dear America: A Light in the Storm by Karen Hesse, Scholastic Inc.
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Karen Hesse ISBN: 9780545415613
Publisher: Scholastic Inc. Publication: August 1, 2011
Imprint: Scholastic Press Language: English
Author: Karen Hesse
ISBN: 9780545415613
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Publication: August 1, 2011
Imprint: Scholastic Press
Language: English

Newbery Medal winner Karen Hesse's Civil War diary, A LIGHT IN THE STORM, is now back in print with a beautiful new cover! In 1861, Amelia Martin's father is stripped of his post as a ship's captain when he is caught harboring the leader of a slave rebellion. Now he is an assistant lighthouse keeper on Fenwick Island, off the coast of Delaware -- a state wedged between the North and the South, just as Amelia is wedged between her warring parents. Amelia's mother blames her abolitionist husband for their living conditions, which she claims are taking a toll on her health. Amelia observes her mother's hate and her father's admiration for Abraham Lincoln. But slavery is the deeper issue separating the two sides. As the Civil War rages on, Amelia slowly learns that she cannot stop the fighting, but by keeping watch in the lighthouse each day, lighting the lamps, cleaning the glass, and rescuing victims of Atlantic storms, she can still make a difference.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Newbery Medal winner Karen Hesse's Civil War diary, A LIGHT IN THE STORM, is now back in print with a beautiful new cover! In 1861, Amelia Martin's father is stripped of his post as a ship's captain when he is caught harboring the leader of a slave rebellion. Now he is an assistant lighthouse keeper on Fenwick Island, off the coast of Delaware -- a state wedged between the North and the South, just as Amelia is wedged between her warring parents. Amelia's mother blames her abolitionist husband for their living conditions, which she claims are taking a toll on her health. Amelia observes her mother's hate and her father's admiration for Abraham Lincoln. But slavery is the deeper issue separating the two sides. As the Civil War rages on, Amelia slowly learns that she cannot stop the fighting, but by keeping watch in the lighthouse each day, lighting the lamps, cleaning the glass, and rescuing victims of Atlantic storms, she can still make a difference.

More books from Scholastic Inc.

Cover of the book Animorphs #3: The Encounter by Karen Hesse
Cover of the book The Puppy Place #2: Snowball by Karen Hesse
Cover of the book Dawn's Book (The Baby-Sitters Club Portrait Collection) by Karen Hesse
Cover of the book Rockoholic by Karen Hesse
Cover of the book The Secrets of Droon #3: The Mysterious Island by Karen Hesse
Cover of the book Unstinky by Karen Hesse
Cover of the book The Voyage of the Frog by Karen Hesse
Cover of the book Children of the Lamp #4: Day of the Djinn Warriors by Karen Hesse
Cover of the book Geronimo Stilton #21: The Wild, Wild West by Karen Hesse
Cover of the book Rainbow Magic Collection by Karen Hesse
Cover of the book Karen's Chain Letter (Baby-Sitters Little Sister #101) by Karen Hesse
Cover of the book Dawn and the Impossible Three (The Baby-sitters Club Graphix #5) by Karen Hesse
Cover of the book All Paws on Deck: A Branches Book (Haggis and Tank Unleashed #1) by Karen Hesse
Cover of the book Genie in a Bottle (Whatever After #9) by Karen Hesse
Cover of the book The Earth Fairies #5: Lily the Rain Forest Fairy by Karen Hesse
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy