Listen for Rachel

by Lou Kassem

Book Overview

From the bestselling author of @Middle School Blues^ comes an evocative book based on Appalachian mountain legends--the coming-of-age story of a girl who finds her loyalties divided by the Civil War.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689503962
• ISBN13: 9780689503962
• Release Date: October 1986
• Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

A Great Book For Anyone!

When Rachel's parents die in a fire, she is sent to live in the mountains with her family. She struggles to fit in, she meets old Granny Sharp. Granny Sharp teaches her medicine and doctoring skills to help the mountain folk. With the Civil War flaring, her grandfather makes his farm take no side. Not North. Not South. The reason for his action is that part of the their family is fighting for the North and part for the South. Rachel is working on the farm tending to wounded soldiers from both sides when a young military captain by the name of Ben is found hurt outside the farmhouse. Rachel cares for him and they soon fall in love. Rachel can't marry him because she has important duties at home, and it's a mountain tradition to follow the man to his home after marriage. She can't go to Pennsylvania with him because everyone tells her she is needed where she is as a doctor. I am upset that the publisher stop printing this book. I do not have a copy but got it out from a local library. Although I would like to buy a paper back because it is much cheaper I would also buy it in hardcover if that was the only format. If you enjoyed this book, you will also like Time Enough for Drums which will be out in paper back in May.

great book for young girls

Like some other people in these reviews I first read this book because it had my name in it. It turned out to be one of the best books I have ever read and am only sorry that it is out of print becauses I do not have a copy. I would recomend this book to anyone looking for romance, adventure, drama, and excitement.

This book is good at any age.

I bought this book back in the second grade at the school bookfair simply because it had my name in the title. About a year ago I found it and read it. I loved it. Its got family life, friends, healing, and it strongly emphasizes the importance of love in a young girl's life. Though I am 15 and bought the book when I was 7, I still think its a wonderful story. I even read it for inspiration. I've read it numerous times, and its still an adventure every time.

Great book!

This is the best book i've ever read! it's just wonderful! A perfect combination of every thing... Witchcraft, love, romance, mountain life, everything good!