I wanted to share a wonderful book I came across. It is titled, The Journal of James Edmond Pease, by Jim Murphy. It is about a young, sixteen-year-old Civil War soldier in Virginia in 1863. The book is written as journal entries by James and outlines his daily life and trials and tribulations of being a young soldier in the war.
I felt this would be a fantastic book to use in a fifth or sixth grade classroom, as students in this age range would be able to connect well with it. Providing students with the perspective of war through the eyes of a child close to their age would really be an eye opener. This book was an easy read and also provides illustrations to help capture what life was like during that era.
~Stephanie Ham
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