Richard Peck
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| Title | : | The River Between Us |
| Author | : | Richard Peck |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 164 pages |
| Published | : | June 21st 2005 by Puffin Books (first published September 29th 2003) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Young Adult. Military History. Civil War. Fiction. Teen |
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The year is 1861. Civil war is imminent and Tilly Pruitt's brother, Noah, is eager to go and fight on the side of the North. With her father long gone, Tilly, her sister, and their mother struggle to make ends meet and hold the dwindling Pruitt family together. Then one night a mysterious girl arrives on a steamboat bound for St. Louis. Delphine is unlike anyone the small river town has even seen. Mrs. Pruitt agrees to take Delphine and her dark, silent traveling companion in as boarders. No one in town knows what to make of the two strangers, and so the rumors fly. Is Delphine's companion a slave? Could they be spies for the South? Are the Pruitts traitors? A masterful tale of mystery and war, and a breathtaking portrait of the lifelong impact one person can have on another.Specify Books To The River Between Us
| Original Title: | The River Between Us |
| ISBN: | 0142403105 (ISBN13: 9780142403105) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Grand Tower, Illinois(United States) St. Louis, Missouri(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Scott O'Dell Award (2004), Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (2005), National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature (2003), Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award Nominee (2006) |
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Scott ODell Award & National Book Award (2004) The River between Us by Richard PeckGrade level: 7th & upThe criteria given for this award is that it be historical fiction about events in The New World, written in English by a citizen of U.S. and be for children or young adults. Pecks masterpiece fits the criteria and more; this is the first book that I have read by this author and I promptly added two more to my to read list. I like his style, it is simple, but beautiful, and the choiceI don't even know what to think... O.O
In the River Between Us, Richard Peck skillfully weaves together a boys coming of age story, how the Civil War affected those living along the Mississippi, and the subcultures of Louisiana society to form a gripping historical fiction novel. The story is narrated by 15 year old Howard Leeland Hutchings who, in 1916, is on the road with his father and brothers to visit his fathers family. Once with the relatives, his grandmother begin to reminisce about the hardships of the Civil War. With this
During the early days of the Civil War, the Pruitt family takes in two mysterious young ladies who have fled New Orleans to come north to Illinois. Richard Peck writes about Tilly Peck and her family in Grand Tower, Illinois along a settlement town along the Mississippi River, set in 1861 just before the Civil War begins. The story opens with Howard Leland Hutchings telling of the road trip he, his dad, Dr. William Hutchings, and his two younger brothers, Raymond and Earl make from St. Louis to
The year is 1861. Tilly Pruitt lives in Illinois with her brother Noah, her sister Cass and their mother. With their father gone, they are struggling to make ends meet. Then a stranger from New Orleans steps off a steamboat headed to St Louis. Delphine and her companion Calinda are like nothing the small town of Grand Tower has ever seen. They cannot continue their journey to St. Louis, so Mrs. Pruitt takes them in as paying boarders. Rumors begin to fly around town immediately. Residents wonder
The River Between Us is a historical fiction novel that is set near the time of World War I. The novel begins with a young boy named Howard taking a road trip with his father and two younger brothers to visit his grandparents in Grand Tower, Illinois. The novel flashes back to the time of the Civil War, as Howards Grandma Tilly narrates the story of her life and that of her brother Noah and his great love, Delphine. As the war approaches, Tilly and her mother fear that Noah will leave to fight
The River Between Us by Richard Peck (2005) This story begins in 1916, with a doctor driving his teenage son and twin children to his Illinois hometown on the bank of the Mississippi River, and then shifts to 1861, as a young woman describes how her town is affected by the mounting dissent between the North and the South, and the arrival of a mysterious woman from New Orleans.The narrative shift from the doctors teenage son to the female voice two generations prior is abrupt, but her story so
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