Virginia B. Dickens, who is also known to everyone as just Ginny. Her father and older brother, Jedidiah who got involved of helping do stuff while away from home during the American Civil War of 1863. Reverend McCully along with his wife and daughter; Jane Ellen who Ginny stayed with while her father and Jed were away. Ginny, as in she described in the journal, about war, dying soldiers, and trying to collect the courage to help and comfort soldiers. - Happy Reading!
My America: My Brother's Keeper: Virginia's Civil War Diary, Book One
By Mary Pope Osborne
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grade 5 | n/a | 4.3 | 11707 |
Mary Pope Osborne's book, part of the relaunch of the My America series, tells the story of Ginny, a young girl who keeps a journal during the Civil War's Battle of Gettysburg.
Virginia Dickens has promised to keep a journal for her older brother Jed. And Ginny finds plenty to write about: Pennsylvania Volunteers arrive in the town square reporting a big battle in Virginia and calling for more men to join their ranks. Rumors fly that the Rebs are headed to Gettysburg, and the Battle of Gettysburg ensues. Suddenly, Ginny's quiet town is filled with the injured.
Ginny's brother Jed has joined the Union army, and they find him wounded in a makeshift hospital. With Ginny's nursing, he recovers, and Ginny is is able to witness the President's Gettysburg Address.
Virginia Dickens has promised to keep a journal for her older brother Jed. And Ginny finds plenty to write about: Pennsylvania Volunteers arrive in the town square reporting a big battle in Virginia and calling for more men to join their ranks. Rumors fly that the Rebs are headed to Gettysburg, and the Battle of Gettysburg ensues. Suddenly, Ginny's quiet town is filled with the injured.
Ginny's brother Jed has joined the Union army, and they find him wounded in a makeshift hospital. With Ginny's nursing, he recovers, and Ginny is is able to witness the President's Gettysburg Address.
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN-13: 9780439369039
ISBN-10: 0439369037
Published on 5/1/2002
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 112
Book Reviews (2)
this was a really great book i loved it but a little sad the girls name is virgina it is really good