September, 1859 At age thirteen, Virginia has grown up safe and carefree. Her family owns a general store in a small, rural town in Southern Indiana, and they live on a farm a few miles west of the town. She believes her life is simple, her days filled with the chores that come with living on a farm. Then, her parents share the family’s secret. It’s frightening to discover that the farm she loves and feels safe at is being used for illegal activity, known as the Underground Railroad. For the next year and a half, Virginia becomes a willing participant in helping her family commit the crime. In the fall of 1860, Abraham Lincoln is elected President, and by March, 1861, a battle has been fought between the North and South. The dividing line is drawn and the South becomes the Confederacy. The long war that follows makes it unnecessary for Virginia’s family to continue their involvement in the Underground Railroad but brings about a whole new worry. Reuben and Carter, Virginia’s older brothers, are now faced with the choice of whether or not to join the Union forces.
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About the Author Beca Sue makes her home on an organic farm in Southern Indiana with her husband, daughter and son. She also has a grown son who makes his home in a neighboring county. She is a homemaker and enjoys helping out on the farm. Beca Sue began her career by writing Vacation Bible Schools and has completed six different VBS programs, many of which have been used by churches throughout the region. She has also been involved with several elementary schools as a physical education instructor, director of music, and Christmas Program director. If you have comments or questions, please contact Beca Sue at becasuebooks@gmail.com Thank you so much for choosing this book. Please look for other books and Ebooks by Beca Sue on the web.
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Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - In the rural community of Big Springs, Indiana, thirteen-year-old Virginia believes she understands the quiet rhythms of her family's life-their farm, the general store they own, and the neighbors who depend on both. Then she is entrusted with a secret that changes everything. For years, her family has been using their farm and store as part of the Underground Railroad, secretly helping enslaved men, women, and children on their dangerous journey toward freedom. Now Virginia is old enough to become part of that hidden work.She quickly learns that courage is often found in ordinary acts: carrying food without asking questions, watching the road for strangers, keeping silent when silence might save a life, and helping frightened travelers disappear before anyone realizes they were there. But in 1861, the nation erupts into Civil War, changing the work of the Underground Railroad and bringing the conflict Virginia has only heard about directly into her own family. Her oldest brother leaves home to join the Union Army, and the family waits anxiously for every scrap of news from the battlefields.Each Friday, the general store becomes the heart of Big Springs when the mail and newspaper arrive. Farmers and townsmen crowd inside while Virginia's father reads aloud the latest reports of battles, victories, defeats, casualties, and political developments. The war that once seemed far away becomes increasingly personal as familiar names disappear from the community and casualty lists grow longer.As months stretch into years, Virginia grows from a sheltered girl into a young woman shaped by secrecy, sacrifice, and uncertainty. Then her other brother turns eighteen, placing him squarely in the path of the war. He must decide whether to enlist voluntarily or risk being conscripted. Virginia's sweetheart, Angus faces the same decision, forcing her to confront the possibility that the two young men she loves may soon follow her oldest brother into battle.Against the backdrop of a divided nation, Virginia watches childhood give way to adulthood and discovers that war is fought not only by soldiers on distant fields but also by the families who remain behind-waiting, working, hoping, and fearing the arrival of each Friday's news. Set amid the farms, general store, secret journeys, and close-knit communities of southern Indiana, the novel is a coming-of-age story about courage, family, first love, and the price ordinary people pay when history reaches their doorstep. N° de réf. du vendeur 9780996157544
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