Across the Lines
By Carolyn Reeder.
Description
Twelve-year-old Edward had always thought he and Simon were friends, had never imagined life without his young companion and servant. But in the confusion of the Union army's arrival at the plantation, Simon runs off to freedom, and Edward's family flees to relatives in nearby Petersburg. Within weeks, Petersburg comes under siege. Edward is unnerved by the constant shelling and worries about the safety of Father and Uncle Gilbert, who are fighting to defend the city. He misses Simon, and he chafes under the scorn of his aunt's servant. But when desperate courage and resour...
ISBN(s)
0689811330, 9780689811333
