During the closing days of the Civil War, plucky 12-year-old Hannalee Reed, sent north to work in a Yankee mill, struggles to return to the family she left behind in war-torn Georgia.
A fast-moving novel based upon an actual historical incident with a spunky heroine and fine historical detail.
--School Library Journal.
Author's note.
There are few authors who can consistently manage both to entertain and inform.
--Booklist.