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Mills, Claudia

The Totally Made-Up Civil War Diary of Amanda MacLeish

197 pp. | Farrar | March, 2008 | Trade ISBN 978-0-374-37696-3 $16.00
(2) 4-6 Amanda is totally into her fifth-grade class assignment, writing a diary from the point of view of a Civil War–era girl. The entries are filled with emotion--possibly because Amanda's father is moving out and her loyalties are torn--and readers will appreciate the diary's cathartic nature. Mills's likable protagonist, well-integrated subplots, and emotionally involving story are perfectly aimed at her audience.
Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2008

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