My Side of the Story is completely unique approach to historical fiction. Read the story of one youngster's life in turbulent times, then flip the book and find out first hand how another child reacts to the same events - with very different feelings and results! 12 year old Melody is an adventure-loving young girl who lives in Virginia. She dislikes the sewing her sisters Elisabeth and Jasmine are so good at, and prefers to ride her beloved horses. Her simple life becomes complicated when the North and South factions of the Union become increasingly tense and eventually war is declared. Her father goes off to war, as does one of her cousins - but he has enlisted on the opposing side. Melody's loyalties are stretched to breaking point and little does she know that her personal abilities will prove a decisive factor in the fate of her family. 12 year old Marshall loves going out shooting rabbits with his older brother, Jeffrey, who he looks up to so much. Times are good in their family until Jeffrey goes off to fight in the Civil War, on the other side to his uncle. Nothing in his young life has prepared Marshall for the realities of war, or the desperate fortunes Jeffrey and his fellow soldiers are experiencing.

 

This book is part of a book series called My Side Of the Story .

There are 192 pages in this book. This book was published 2005 by Pan Macmillan .

Patricia Hermes is a versatile and prolific award-winning author who writes for nearly every age group. She has written several titles in the successful My America historical fiction series (Scholastic). Her awards include The Smithsonian Notable Book Award, The C. S. Lewis Honor Award, NY Library/Best Book for the Teen Years, as well as many State Awards and Children's Choice awards. Four of her titles have also been made into movies.