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The Cemetery Keepers of Gettysburg
By High, Linda Oatman & Filippucci, Laura
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-80278-094-2
- Publisher
- New York : Walker, 2007.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 2007
Gr 1-5 Fred Thorn, the seven-year-old son of the caretaker of Gettysburgs Evergreen Cemetery, narrates this fictionalized account of his familys experiences during the 1863 Civil War battle. With Papa away fighting, Freds pregnant mother was left to tend the cemetery, assisted only by her children and parents. During the battle, they fled to a nearby farmhouse full of wounded soldiers. When the conflict ended, they returned home to dig more than a hundred graves, with little outside help. Papa came back several months later, and the ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2007
High relates, in free verse, the story of the Thorn family as they witness the battle of Gettysburg and care for the...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
