Bibliograph

Fire and forgiveness, a nun's truce with General Sherman, Martha Dunsky ; illustrated by Monica Wyrick

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Fire and forgiveness, a nun's truce with General Sherman, Martha Dunsky ; illustrated by Monica Wyrick

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 37-38)

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government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Fire and forgiveness

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1044779119

Responsibility statement

Martha Dunsky ; illustrated by Monica Wyrick

Series statement

Young palmetto books

Sub title

a nun's truce with General Sherman

Summary

"Making peace with her spiteful classmate, Clara, seems impossible to Jane. Despite encouragement from Mother Baptista, the mother superior at their convent school, Jane and Clara dig in their heels. As the girls brood, they hear the cannons of the Civil War explode outside their school as General Sherman and the Union army attack the city of Columbia, South Carolina, in February 1865. Mother Baptista asks Sherman for protection for her nuns and students, and he promises they will be safe inside their convent school. But despite his promise they have to flee in the middle of the night through a chaotic, burning city. Will Mother Baptista forgive Sherman for breaking his promise? Can Jane and Clara make peace when the adults in their world are at odds and at war? Set during the most deadly and divisive war in U.S. history, this ... story is based on first-person accounts of true events."--Page [4] of cover

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Booming cannons: Thursday dawn, February 16, 1865 -- Mighty fortress: Thursday morning, February 16, 1865 -- Friend of the general: Thursday afternoon, February 16, 1865 -- The letter and a promise: Friday morning and afternoon, February 17, 1865 -- Preparing to flee: Friday evening, February 17, 1865 -- Walking through fire: Friday night, February 17, 1865 -- Hiding in the cemetery: Saturday, the wee hours of morning, February 18, 1865 -- Forgiveness and friendship: Saturday sunrise, February 18, 1865 -- A truce in the ashes: Saturday morning, February 18, 1865 -- Keeping a promise for peace: Saturday noon, February 18, 1865 -- The rest of the story

Target audience

juvenile

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Nun's truce with General Sherman

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