My America: My Brother's Keeper: Virginia's Civil War Diary, Book One

by Mary Pope Osborne

Book Overview

Mary Pope Osborne's book, part of the relaunch of the My America series, tells the story of Ginny , a young girl who keeps a journal during the Civil War's Battle of Gettysburg. Virginia Dickens has... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0439153077
• ISBN13: 9780439153072
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: Scholastic
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5

Customer Reviews

Educational Literature

I am a student, with a major in Elementary Education. I needed to read a Children's Literature book for my Teaching Social Studies class, and this book was perfect. I would recommend it to both educators and students.

Witness to the Battle of Gettysburg

Young Virginia, named after the state, shares her emotional journey through the Civil War, missing her dead mother, worriying constantly about her brother and father, and being afraid so often. Living in Gettysburg isn't exactly safe - especially when one of the most famous Civil War battles is fought right there. Virginia witnesses it all, and writes it all down in the journal her brother gave to her. But when she finds out what ahs happened to her brother, she must gather up all her courage and face the world as best as she can.

THE COOL BOOK

I thing this book was good because it had a iot of detait about the character. People should read this book if they like the Civil War and if they would like to know about the Civil War this book would be good to read. A reader that would like to read about the Civil War would read this book. My favorite part was when Jed told them that he was going to get married to Jane Ellen. It was my favorite part because it made me feel very happy that they were going to get married. My favorite character was Virginia because they talk abouÝ her a lot and how she had to keep Jed's diary for him. I hope that the next book is as good as this book was. I love these books.

My review on My Brother's Keeper

The book is about a young girl named Virginia that stays at her neighbors' house while her father and brother Jed, are at their Uncle's to help with the horses. We learn what happens when when the Civil War starts and she writes her thoughts and what she sees and hears in the diary Jed gave her before he left. What I like about the book is how the author uses such descriptive words about the war and it seems like it's happening right in front of my my face. Also, I love what Virginia writes in her diary. It seems so true. Once you read this book you know what it feels like and what she's trying to say. The book's theme I think is you can never know what's going to happen when your family is away and what might come between you and your family. I'd give this book two thumbs up!!

A young girl witnesses the Battle of Gettysburg.

Virginia Dickens is an ordinary nine-year-old girl growing upin the sleepy farm town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in 1863. She worries about her father and her brother Jed, who have gone to hide the family's horses from the Confederates. Virginia is left behind for her own safety, but she ends up being caught up in the battle and witnesses many horrifying events while growing up. I am older than the level that this book was intended for, but I still enjoyed it. This is a good book for fans of the American Girls series (which I liked when I was younger). It teaches kids about the events of the Civil War through the diary of a young girl readers can relate to.