Annie Between The States by L.M. Elliott

Pub. Date: January 2006
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Paperback, 544pp
Source: Bought
Age Range: Young Adult
ISBN-13: 9780060012137
ISBN: 0060012137
Annie Sinclair is a young girl growing up in Virginia in between of the American Civil War. Soldiers from both sides surround the house of her family. Her mother tries to keep everything at the house( called Hickory Heights) running as normal as possible. Her older brother Laurence and Jamie are joining the army in defending the South. Life is getting harder in Hickory Heights, and because of the soldiers that are entering the house often to shelter and for food, they are getting in danger. Especially when a Union Army lieutenant meets Annie and they get a romantic connection. Then Annie's mother gets seriously ill and a sudden accusation calls her loyalty into question..
Annie Between the States is a brilliant historical young adult novel. It's very entertaining to read and both educational, especcially when you don't know much about that specific time period or the American Civil War. The book is very detailistic, sometimes the reader gets a bit lost in all this (the story is quite long). If you are a fan of the historical young adult novels by Ann Rinaldi about American history themes, you will certainly love Annie Between the States.