School Programs
Hunter Jones Joins the Civil War by Jinx Olson | www.HunterJones.Info | This is an exciting adventure story aimed
at capturing the imagination of the next generation of Civil War
historians, the future keepers of the flame. This new Hunter Jones book
is the first in a trilogy. Hunter Jones is a 12 year-old orphan who
accidentally gets sucked up into the Civil War. He and his story are
fictional but the Civil War details and facts are historical correct.
Through his eyes we get to see many of the first in the Civil War that
took place west of the Mississippi - the first battle of the war, the
first General to die, the first use of instant messaging (telegraph) in
a war, the first use of metal hulled ships (ironsides), the first battle
Ulysses S. Grant fought (and lost?), plus other first and events: The
Capture of Camp Jackson, The St. Louis Massacre, The Boonville Races,
the rout of the Union forces at Carthage and Wilson's Creek. |
Ghosts at Gettysburg by Lloyd S. Wagner | www.chupacabrasbook.com | Ghosts at Gettysburg is the third in a series of educational mystery/adventures for young readers. This book uses Gettysburg’s abundant ghost tales as the hook to draw its readers into the story of the battle. In it, the mother and daughter get drawn into the ghost tales while the sons are guest participants in a re-enactment. The younger son, ten-year-old Tommy Jr., is made a drummer boy with a Confederate unit. |