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Simon & Schuster, Aladdin. 152p. c2001 0-689-84358-5. $4.99. J
Thirteen-year-old Hannah is learning to be a Southern lady, though the Union has occupied her hometown. Though Hannah is Jewish, her religion is a family matter, and does not affect her place in the community. But as Hannah plans balls--and plots against the Yankees--General Grant issues "General Orders No. 11," which expels all Jews from the Confederate territories he administers. Hannah and her family are driven from their home and sent to Cairo, Illinois, to be "processed." Hannah's physical journey follows her moral journey, from acceptance to rejection of slavery. She learns that parents, society, and religious leaders can guide her moral growth, but that she ultimately answers only to her own conscience. A family friend shows her that one Jewish leader has proven that ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Matas, Carol. The war within: a novel of the Civil War.(Book...