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The Boys' War: Confederate and Union Soldiers Talk About the Civil War (Unabridged)

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We all know about the famous generals and the major battles of the Civil War. But for the soldiers who actually fought, the war was all too real. It was especially traumatic for the thousands of soldiers who ranged in age from 10 to 15. Some young soldiers joined the fray to escape the boredom of farm work or to "set the South straight". Many of them kept diaries and wrote letters home.

Author: 
Jim Murphy
Grade Level: 
Middle
Lexile: 
1060L
Length: 
02:01
The Boys' War: Confederate and Union Soldiers Talk About the Civil War (Unabridged)

Across Five Aprils (Unabridged)

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This compelling classic of a boy's coming of age during the Civil War is based on stories the author's grandfather told her about his own life.

We also have a Multiple Copy Set of this book.

Author: 
Irene Hunt
Grade Level: 
Middle
Lexile: 
1100L
Length: 
05:50
Across Five Aprils (Unabridged)

Sudanese conflict: What you need to know

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4 May 2012

Only 10 months after South Sudan gained its independence from Sudan, the two countries could be on the brink of all-out conflict.

The crisis started in April, after months of border skirmishes, when South Sudan seized an oil field, which is internationally accepted to be in Sudan, saying the area was being used as a base for Sudanese attacks on its territory.

Defined borders and how oil revenues will be shared are some of the issues still to be resolved by both countries.