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Hesse, Karen

A Light in the Storm: The Civil War Diary of Amelia Martin

174 pp. | Scholastic | September, 1999 | Trade ISBN 0-590-56733-0 $$10.95
(3) 4-6 Dear America series. This well-paced story features a seamless combination of history, sociology, drama, and romance. When Amelia's father takes a position as an assistant lighthouse keeper on an island near the Delaware coast, the fifteen-year-old discovers her own life's work, and love, as she watches her parents' marriage, and her beloved country, fall apart. Included are an author's note, an essay about the era, and period photographs.
Reviewer: Amy Lois Cohn

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