2006 NYPL Books for the Teen Age (USA: Civil War & After)

Explore the 2006 NYPL Books for the Teen Age list featuring top titles on the USA Civil War & aftermath. Discover compelling reads for teens on history, struggle, and resilience.

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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave

by Frederick Douglass

This book is an autobiographical account by runaway slave Frederick Douglass that chronicles his experiences with his owners and overseers and discusses how slavery affected …
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Hear the Wind Blow

by Mary Downing Hahn

With their mother dead and their home burned, a thirteen-year-old boy and his little sister set out across Virginia in search of relatives during the …
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The River Between Us

by Richard Peck

During the early days of the Civil War, the Pruitt family takes in two mysterious young ladies who have fled New Orleans to come north …
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Robert E. Lee

by James I. Robertson

Provides young adult readers with a comprehensive look at the life and accomplishments of this famous Confederate General of the Civil War, enhanced with period …
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Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy

by Gary D. Schmidt

Turner Buckminster is purely miserable. Not only is he the son of the new minister in a small Maine town, but he is shunned for …
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