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Red Moon at Sharpsburg

by Rosemary Wells · 2007

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When the Civil War breaks out, life in the South is transformed and nothing remains the same. India Moody must summon the courage she didnat know she had to plunge into one of the waras most tragic and terrifying eventsathe Battle of Antietam, known in the South as Sharpsburgain order to get medicine to her desperately sick father. As she struggles for survival during the Unionas brutal occupation, India gets an education in love and loss, the senseless devastation of war, and the triumph of hope in the face of despair.

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American Civil WarAmerican Civil WarMore like thisLess of thishistorical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thiswar and militarywar and militaryMore like thisLess of thisadventureadventureMore like thisLess of thisliterary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of this
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slaveryslaveryMore like thisLess of thissurvivalsurvivalMore like thisLess of thisdiversitydiversityMore like thisLess of this
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civil warcivil warMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of thisVirginiaVirginiaMore like thisLess of this
Subject
historyhistoryMore like thisLess of this
Audience
young adultchildrens
Length
medium · 256 pages

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