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Escape by night

Laurie Myers

2011128 pagesabout 2–3 hours
2011
first published
  • 2011Henry Holt · ENGISBN 9780805088250
  • 2011Holt & Company, Henry · ENGISBN 9781429974967
  • 2014Square Fish · ENGISBN 9781484441077
  • 2014Square Fish · 128 pages · ENGISBN 9781250050557

Tommy, the son of a Presbyterian minister in Augusta, Georgia, during the Civil War, must search his conscience to decide whether he should help a Yankee soldier escape and return home. Inspired by the early life of Woodrow Wilson.

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AtmosphereBleak

Worth knowing

ViolenceFrequent
Written forMiddle grade

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  • Warmoderateunreviewed
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