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Aladdin (2002), Paperback, 160 pages
Description
In 1862, after Union forces expel Hannah's family from Holly Springs, Mississippi, because they are Jews, Hannah reexamines her views regarding slavery and the war.
Awards
Triple Crown Awards (Nominee — 2004)
Sydney Taylor Book Award (Mass Import -- Pending Differentiation)
Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People (Shortlist — 2002)
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LibraryThing member jadelennox
Carol Matas books tend to have an ideological or didactic purpose, and they are perfectly adequate middle grade fiction, but never brilliant as prose.
That being said, this one rather stunned me. I have nine years of Jewish day school in the United States under my belt; why did it take a middle
To recap, for those who are playing along at home: during the United States Civil War, Jews were expelled from the *Union-controlled* Confederate states, in 1862, 145 years ago.
The novel framed by these real-life events tells the story of Hannah Green, a Southern lady-in-training, a Jewish girl who loves her southern home, who is ejected from her Mississippi home and forced to endure hardships while she learns to question her beliefs. As historical fiction, it's perfectly adequate -- and certainly serves to carry the unexpected and too-little studied history within.
That being said, this one rather stunned me. I have nine years of Jewish day school in the United States under my belt; why did it take a middle
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grade novel by a Canadian to teach me that Jews were expelled from the Union-occupied Confederate states, by order of General Grant? Are American Jews so invested in the myth of a pro-Semitic United States (and particularly a pro-Semitic/ anti-slavery connection) that this is a particular stain on our nation's history that we don't teach our children?To recap, for those who are playing along at home: during the United States Civil War, Jews were expelled from the *Union-controlled* Confederate states, in 1862, 145 years ago.
The novel framed by these real-life events tells the story of Hannah Green, a Southern lady-in-training, a Jewish girl who loves her southern home, who is ejected from her Mississippi home and forced to endure hardships while she learns to question her beliefs. As historical fiction, it's perfectly adequate -- and certainly serves to carry the unexpected and too-little studied history within.
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LibraryThing member emfro20
Author: Carol Matas
Title: The War Within
Illustrator: None
Publisher: Aladdin
Year: 2002
Pages: 160
Type: Historical Fiction
Summary: This book is about a little girl name Hannah who is Jewish, her family loses everything, and isn't aloud to go home because its a Confederate state, also she has trouble
I liked this book, because it told you what happened to a family during the war. How they lost everything and how it affected a young girl. I think that this for older elementary kids though.
Title: The War Within
Illustrator: None
Publisher: Aladdin
Year: 2002
Pages: 160
Type: Historical Fiction
Summary: This book is about a little girl name Hannah who is Jewish, her family loses everything, and isn't aloud to go home because its a Confederate state, also she has trouble
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cause her sister falls in love with enemy.I liked this book, because it told you what happened to a family during the war. How they lost everything and how it affected a young girl. I think that this for older elementary kids though.
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ISBN
0689843585 / 9780689843587
Other editions
The War Within: A Novel of the Civil War by Carol Matas (Paperback)