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When Will This Cruel War Be Over?

When Will This Cruel War Be Over?: The Civil War Diary of Emma Simpson, Gordonsville, VA, 1864

(Dear America)

By Barry Denenberg

Interest Level

Grades 6 - 8

Reading Level

Grade level Equivalent: 6.5

Lexile Measure®: 1140

DRA: Not Available

Guided Reading: T

Genre

  • Diaries and Journals
  • Historical Fiction
  • Dictionaries
  • Series

Theme/Subject

  • Changes and New Experiences
  • Civil War Period and Reconstruction
  • American Civil War
  • Family Life
  • Survival

Reading Quiz Programs

SRC! Quiz

About This Book

A Confederate girl growing up in the South during the Civil War reveals the hardships of Southern life as the war tore her family and the nation apart. Emma can't bear the ravages of war — disfigured and defeated soldiers returning home, the threat of disease, the Yankee soldiers who rob and burn their homes. But Emma gains perspective on what is truly important and vows to never waste another precious day of life.

About the Authors or Illustrators

Barry Denenberg
Barry Denenberg is the critically acclaimed author of non-fiction and historical fiction. His historical fiction includes titles in the Dear America, My Name is America, and Royal Diaries series, many of which have been named NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People.
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