Missing May by Cynthia Rylant or Emma and the Civil Warrior by Candy Dahl?
Missing May blurb "This wonderful book revolves around a few delightfully named characters: Summer, Uncle Ob, Aunt May and Cletus Underwood. After being passed among relatives, Summer joins her aunt and uncle and marvels at the couple's deep love for one another. But after Aunt May dies, Summer and Uncle Ob are brought together in their struggles to come to terms with the death. Cletus, a neighbor boy, comes along to help provide an answer. This simple and sweet story, which won the Newbery Medal in 1993, is injected with just the right touches of humor and mysticism."
Emma and the Civil Warrior blurb "This middle-grade, historical novel tells the little-known story of the seventeen days following the signing of the Appomattox Treaty. Emma Graham, 12, refuses to believe in the collapse of the Confederacy and actively defies the Union Army until "Lee's men" begin to arrive home from years of fighing. Her effort to accept the South's defeat pales beside more personal struggles. Lt. George Round, the Union Army's signal messenger, repeatedly befriends the Graham family, contradicting Emma's belief in "demon Yankees." And the father who returns to Emma is a different man from the precious image Emma has held in her heart for more than three years. Can Emma ever accept the truth of her situation and be happy again?"
13 comments:
I vote for the 'Emma and the Civil Warrior'-N.R.B.
I would definitely vote for Emma and the civil warrior!:) -lu
Missing May sounds fun and sounds like it has a lot of action B.B.
I love crazy book. Also sad books and since the girl in this book dies I would rather read that than a hisorical novel. So my choice is Missing May. - P.D.
Missing May because it looks like a really good book.
A.B.
I choose Emma And The Civil Warrior because I read Missing May last year in reading-A.S.
I vote for Emma and the Civil Warrior because I would like to learn more about the Civil war and how they went through tough times back then.A.W.
I vote Missing May because I read it and it was a good book. P.A.C
I choose Emma and the Civil Warrior because it looks like it has lots of action. Plus I wouldn’t like to read a book about a missing girl.-RD
Emma and the Civil Warrior. This book sounds interesting and mysteries I think this would be a good book to read. - R.A.
I have to say Missing May because I read the other book in 2nd grade- T.W.
I vote for Emma and the Civil Warrior because I love learning about the confederacy and the union conflict. I think this will be a good book.-SC
I would like to read Emma and the Civil Warrior because it might be about the civil war and I am interested in the civil war.-A.H.
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