Interest Level
Grades 6 - 8
Reading Level
Grade level Equivalent: 5.9
Lexile Measure®: 650L
DRA: 40
Guided Reading: S
Genre
- Historical Fiction
Theme/Subject
- Social Studies
- Character and Values
- African American
- Friends and Friendship
Reading Quiz Programs
About This Book
After fighting as a Union officer during the Civil War, Obi Booker has returned as a free man to South Carolina and longs to find the only family he has ever known. But reunions don't come easily in the war-devastated South. When Obi finally does hear news of his beloved Easter, it is only to learn that their love must face the challenge of further separation.About the Authors or Illustrators
Joyce Hansen is inspired by and writes for her students. Her works include The Captive and Women of Hope.
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