In 1864 the Civil War is moving toward an end but for thirteen-year-old Eulinda, a house slave on a Georgia plantation, it is the the most difficult time of her life. She is mistreated by her msters, her younger brother Zeke has been sold off and her older brother Neddy has run away to join the Northern war effort. When Eulinda is offered a chance to escape North, she must make an agonizing decision.
year: 2002, 2005, 2003
call number/section: 1000, 1860, 6, 920
subjects: barton, clara, 1821-1912, fiction, slavery, fiction, african americans, brothers and sisters, historical fiction, andersonville (ga.), history, civil war, 1861-1865, fiction, united states, 1861-1865, civil war, slaves, georgia, civil war
Editions
Rinaldi, Ann
Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children (2002)
Thirteen-year-old Eulinda, a house slave on a Georgia plantation in 1864, turns to Clara Barton, the eventual founder of the American Red Cross, for help in finding her brother Neddy who ran away to join the Northern war effort and is rumored to be at Andersonville Prison.
Schools: 11
Rinaldi, Ann
Hyperion Paperbacks for Children (2005)
Thirteen-year-old Eulinda, a house slave on a Georgia plantation in 1864, turns to Clara Barton, the eventual founder of the American Red Cross, for help in finding her brother Neddy who ran away to join the Northern war effort and is rumored to be at Andersonville Prison.
Schools: 22
Rinaldi, Ann
Scholastic (2003)
"It is 1864, the Civil War is moving toward an end. President Lincoln has proclaimed his 'great measure', and Southern slaves are slowly gaining their freedom. But for thirteen-year-old Eulinda, a house slave on a Georgia plantation, it is the most difficult time of her life...".
Schools: 0
Rinaldi, Ann
In 1864 the Civil War is moving toward an end but for thirteen-year-old Eulinda, a house slave on a Georgia plantation, it is the the most difficult time of her life. She is mistreated by her msters, her younger brother Zeke has been sold off and her older brother Neddy has run away to join the Northern war effort. When Eulinda is offered a chance to escape North, she must make an agonizing decision.
Schools: 3