American Civil War

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

Magic Tree House, Book 47: Abe Lincoln at Last! (Unabridged)

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Jack and Annie are ready for their next adventure in the New York Times best-selling middle-grade series - the Magic Tree House!

Author:

Mary Pope Osborne

Grade Level:

Primary

Elementary

Lexile:

470L

Length:

01:29

Magic Tree House, Book 47: Abe Lincoln at Last! (Unabridged)

Little Women (Unabridged)

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Most people know this book from the Academy Award-winning motion picture starring Winona Ryder. Now, introduce them to the sparkling American classic behind the movie: a charming portrait of the joys and hardships of the four sisters in Civil War New England. Separated by the war from their beloved parents, these "little women" struggle to find their place in the world.

Author:

Louisa May Alcott

Grade Level:

High

Lexile:

1300L

Length:

19:38

The 290 (Unabridged)

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Jim Lynne is idly playing darts in Liverpool when his brother, Ted, calls him over to a table to ask a question about the ship that he's working on. It seems the ship, enigmatically named the 290, is not the cargo ship that people are saying it is. Whatever its purpose, it is certainly built for speed. But Jim thinks he knows that purpose: it is being built for the Confederate navy.

Author:

Scott O'Dell

Grade Level:

Middle

Lexile:

910L

Length:

02:33

A Savage Thunder (Unabridged)

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A two-time Newbery Honor Book author, Jim Murphy is among the world's finest writers of nonfiction for children. In A Savage Thunder he takes listeners back to the American Civil War to tell the terrible yet extraordinary story of the Battle of Antietam.

Author:

Jim Murphy

Grade Level:

Elementary

Lexile:

1180L

Length:

02:55

The Red Badge of Courage (Unabridged)

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This classic war novel is Stephen Crane's most famous work. It is considered by many critics to be the greatest war novel ever written. The setting is the civil war, and the hero (or anti-hero as it seems at first) is Henry Flemming, a young Northern boy who, swept up in the patriotic tide, joins the Union Army.

Author:

Stephen Crane

Grade Level:

Middle

High

Length:

04:56

Pink and Say (Unabridged)

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Drawing from the rich store of Civil War reminiscences handed down in her family, acclaimed author Patricia Polacco tells the true story of a remarkable wartime friendship between a young white Union soldier, Say Curtis, and a young black Union soldier, Pinkus Aylee. They are captured by Confederate soldiers and sent to Andersonville Prison.

Author:

Patricia Polacco

Grade Level:

Elementary

Lexile:

590L

Length:

00:23

Magic Tree House #21: Civil War On Sunday (Unabridged)

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The Magic Tree House takes Jack and Annie back in time to the American Civil War. They meet Clara Barton, the famous nurse, and help take care of wounded soldiers.

Author:

Mary Pope Osborne

Grade Level:

Primary

Elementary

Lexile:

340L

Length:

00:42

Magic Tree House #21: Civil War On Sunday (Unabridged)

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)

American Civil War

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