Title: Emma and the Civil Warrior
Author: Candy Dahl
Genre: Historical Fiction
Emma Graham is a 12-year-old girl living in Raleigh, North Carolina during the Civil War. Her father has gone off to fight in the war with the Confederates and she hasn't seen him in 3 years. At the beginning of the story, the reader sees Emma, her brother Micah, and her Aunt Lily are being surrounded by Union officers. Soon after, Emma and Micah return home. Emma has snuck morphine for the doctor in her doll, Molly. When Union soldiers come into town, Emma doesn't know how to handle it except to fight with her words. Lieutenant Round and Private Corey Phillips help the Graham family stay safe and keep them informed. Throughout the story, Emma constantly hurls threats and words at the Union soldiers that are helping them. After they found out surrender has happened, Emma's father comes home but missing an arm. Emma feels that this is undeserved since he has been fighting for so long. Soon, she begins to see him as the father he once was. At the end of the story, Lieutenant Round has sent off fire signals spelling "Peace on earth. Good will to me." There is also the side story of Jinny, the Grahams house girl, and Simon, the capitol's slave. It turns out Simon lost a daughter in trades when she was young and never found her. Emma figured out it was Jinny by the fact that she always wore a turban to cover up her half-gone ear. All in all, the story ends with peace for everyone and happiness within a family.
This book can be used in a lesson for North Carolina history. Speaking about how North Carolina was involved in the Civil War. It can also be used to introduce the Civil War and the two sides involved. It can show two different perspectives and why people felt this way. It can also be used to show how society handled these rough times and how families were affected. You can have students write about how they would have felt during that time and compare it to one another.
Author: Candy Dahl
Genre: Historical Fiction
Emma Graham is a 12-year-old girl living in Raleigh, North Carolina during the Civil War. Her father has gone off to fight in the war with the Confederates and she hasn't seen him in 3 years. At the beginning of the story, the reader sees Emma, her brother Micah, and her Aunt Lily are being surrounded by Union officers. Soon after, Emma and Micah return home. Emma has snuck morphine for the doctor in her doll, Molly. When Union soldiers come into town, Emma doesn't know how to handle it except to fight with her words. Lieutenant Round and Private Corey Phillips help the Graham family stay safe and keep them informed. Throughout the story, Emma constantly hurls threats and words at the Union soldiers that are helping them. After they found out surrender has happened, Emma's father comes home but missing an arm. Emma feels that this is undeserved since he has been fighting for so long. Soon, she begins to see him as the father he once was. At the end of the story, Lieutenant Round has sent off fire signals spelling "Peace on earth. Good will to me." There is also the side story of Jinny, the Grahams house girl, and Simon, the capitol's slave. It turns out Simon lost a daughter in trades when she was young and never found her. Emma figured out it was Jinny by the fact that she always wore a turban to cover up her half-gone ear. All in all, the story ends with peace for everyone and happiness within a family.
This book can be used in a lesson for North Carolina history. Speaking about how North Carolina was involved in the Civil War. It can also be used to introduce the Civil War and the two sides involved. It can show two different perspectives and why people felt this way. It can also be used to show how society handled these rough times and how families were affected. You can have students write about how they would have felt during that time and compare it to one another.
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