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Pinkney, Andrea Davis

Silent Thunder: A Civil War Story

218 pp. | Hyperion/Jump | September, 1999 | Trade ISBN 0-7868-0439-4 $$15.99 | Library ISBN 0-7868-2388-7 $$16.49
(3) 4-6 In 1862 eleven-year-old Summer learns that "silent thunder is desire, longing." Summer's desire is to learn to read; her brother's wish for freedom is his. Their alternating narratives allow each to reveal how they fulfill these aspirations. Individual sections, such as Summer's initial reading lesson and her brother's flight through the Underground Railroad, provide strong read-alouds rich in historical detail. Bib.
Reviewer: Betty Carter

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