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Charlotte was a Yankee and Maggie was Irish.In 1850's Westfield their budding friendship was a problem.Charlotte listened as suppertime conversations became heated debates.Even her Aunt Lucy and her brother Zach were full of venom toward the Irish.As tensions between the two communities rose, rumors began to fly, and fists soon followed. Author Carol Otis Hurst captures this volatile time in American history through the unlikely friendship between two girls from opposing sides, revealing the ignorance and prejudice that threatened to erupt into violence and overwhelm New England communities, and indeed the whole country, on the eve of the Civil War.

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Mixing historical fact with dramatic tension, Hurst's fast-moving and interesting novel will spark discussions about prejudice and racism, and introduce readers to the anti-Irish sentiments of this era.

The parallels with today's conflicts make this great for discussing...and teachers may want to use the friendship scenes, set apart by italics, for reader's theatre. Booklist, ALA Mixing historical fact with dramatic tension, Hurst's fast-moving and interesting novel will spark discussions about prejudice and racism, and introduce readers to the anti-Irish sentiments of this era. School Library Journal

The parallels with today's conflicts make this great for discussing...and teachers may want to use the friendship scenes, set apart by italics, for reader's theatre.<br>Booklist, ALA<br><br>Mixing historical fact with dramatic tension, Hurst's fast-moving and interesting novel will spark discussions about prejudice and racism, and introduce readers to the anti-Irish sentiments of this era.<br>School Library Journal

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Carol Otis Hurst has authored several novels for young adults, including Through the Lock, In Plain Sight, and A Killing in Plymouth Colony, in addition to her many professional books for teachers and librarians. A former teacher and librarian herself, Carol Otis Hurst is the columnist for Teaching K8 Magazine and conducts workshops on storytelling and children's literature around the country. She is the mother of two daughters and grandmother of two grandsons. She lives in Westfield, Massachusetts.

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