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Chapter Book · 1999
Silent Thunder
Two siblings' dreams clash with the harsh reality of slavery during the Civil War.
3.8/5 Goodreads · 215 ratings
224 pages
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Bookroo's summary
In 1862 Virginia, young Summer dreams of literacy while her brother Rosco yearns to fight for freedom. As slaves on a plantation, their desires seem impossible. Will the Civil War change their fate? Experience their journey through alternating voices, revealing the silent thunder of their hopes and the challenges they face in a world divided by conflict.
From the publisher
Each of us has a “silent thunder” - a quiet desire that rumbles from deep-down. For eleven-year-old Summer and her older brother Rosco, their secret dreams seem far out of reach. Both are slaves on a Virginia plantation in the year 1862. More than anything, Summer wants to learn to read and write. Rosco is eager to join the Union Army so that he can fight for the cause that would allow all people to be free. Told in alternating voices, this is a work of historical fiction by bestselling and award-winning author Andrea Davis Pinkney.
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 224
- Audience
- Adult
- Lexile
- 880L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- ~5.7
- F&P level
- ~U
Publication
- Published
- October 21, 2012
- First published
- September 25, 1999
- Publisher
- West 26th Street Press
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780786753642
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