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Favorite Civil War Living Books
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Yes, Yankee at the Seder is on one of my lists-based on a true story.
The Hebrew Kid and the Apache Maiden – Robert Avrech – post-Civil War -ages 9+
Nothing Here But Stones: A Jewish Pioneer Story – Nancy Oswald – Russian Jewish Immigrants, late 1800’s -ages 10+
Zayda Was a Cowboy -1892 Old West – June Nislick- ages 8-12
Emma’s Poem: The Story of the Statue of Liberty – Linda Glaser – ages 4-8
Albert Einstein: The Jewish Man Behind the Theory – Devren Speregen- ages 10+
All of a Kind Family Series – Sydney Taylor – Early 20th Cen. New York – ages 9-14
Quake! Disaster in San Francisco- 1906-Gail Karwoski – ages 9-12
Letters from Rivka – Karen Hesse – based on a true story Russian immigrant-1919/1920
For an upper level high school student – or for yourself
– The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara. What an amazing novel focusing on just a few days during the battle of Gettysburg, from point of view of just a few men on both sides. Won a Pulitzer! And when I finished it, I turned back to the first page and read it straight through all over again. Also for high school level – An Uncommon Soldier by Lauren Cook Burgess. A collection of actual letters from a soldier who was a girl in disguise as a young man, fighting in the civil war. If Killer Angels looks at a dramatic event, Uncommon Soldier shows the monotonous muddy slog that went on for most of the war, punctuated by a few big battles. Fascinating details of life, though.
I am going to put Uncommon Soldier on my nightstand now that I found it LOL I think I will read it again!
– The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara. What an amazing novel focusing on just a few days during the battle of Gettysburg, from point of view of just a few men on both sides. Won a Pulitzer! And when I finished it, I turned back to the first page and read it straight through all over again. 
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