Numbering All the Bones (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780786813780)

Family and freedom are intertwined in this haunting work of historical fiction about a young girl grappling with her past, present, and future in the aftermath of the Civil War.

It is 1864. The Civil War is at an end, but for thirteen-year-old Eulinda, it is the most difficult time of her life. Her younger brother, falsely accused of stealing, has been sold. Then her older brother Neddy runs away. And Eulinda is left alone in a household headed by a cruel mistress--and a master who will not acknowledge that Eulinda is his daughter. Her mettle is additionally tested when she realizes her brother Neddy might be buried in the now-closed Andersonville Prison where soldiers were kept in torturous conditions. With the help of Clara Barton, the eventual founder of the Red Cross, Eulinda must find a way to let go of the skeletons from her past.

With her trademark attention to detail and historical accuracy, Ann Rinaldi weaves a gripping tale of a girl caught between two worlds.

Author: Ann Rinaldi
ISBN-10: 0786813784
ISBN-13: 9780786813780
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 08/10/2005
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.27lbs
Size: 7.54h x 5.30w x 0.43d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.2
Point Value: 5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 59767 / Numbering All the Bones


Review Citation(s):
Ingram Children's Advance 07/01/2005 pg. 55