Turn Homeward, Hannalee by P Beatty

Turn Homeward, Hannalee by P Beatty

As the Civil War comes to a close, resourceful Hannalee must find her way home.

In this classic historical fiction for young readers, plucky twelve-year-old Hannalee Reed, sent north to work in a Yankee mill, struggles to return to the family she left behind in war-torn Georgia.

This powerful early-middle grade novel, based on historical events, reveals a little-known side to our most significant American conflict.

"A fast-moving novel based upon an actual historical incident with a spunky heroine and fine historical detail." (School Library Journal)

"There are few authors who can consistently manage both to entertain and inform." (Booklist)

Patricia Beatty was born in Portland, Oregon, and lived in southern California for a long time. She taught high school English and history after graduating from college, and then worked as a science and technical librarian, as well as a children's librarian. Patricia Beatty is the author of many popular and award-winning children's books, including NCSS Outstanding Children's Trade Books in the Subject of Social Sciences such as Eight Mules from Monterey, Bethany Brant, Turn Homeward, Hannalee, Be Ever Hopeful, Hannalee, and Jayhawker. Her work Lupita Maana was named a Jane Addams Children's Book Prize honor title, and her historical fiction novel Charley Skedaddle earned the Scott O'Dell Award.