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    The Totally Made-up Civil War Diary of Amanda MacLeish

    By Claudia Mills

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    Amanda MacLeish might be the only student in Mr. Abrams's fifth-grade class who doesn't mind doing her homework. Now that her father has left home and moved into a motel, the only thing that brings Amanda any joy is writing her fictional diary entries about a young girl named Polly who lives amid the chaos of the Civil War. Polly would understand Amanda. With one brother fighting for the North and one fighting for the South, Polly knows just how it feels to have a family split in half. But if the North and the South could find a way to reunite despite their differences, can't Amanda's family do the same?

    In this touching novel by Claudia Mills, the heroine learns that enduring a split doesn't have to mean losing a family.
    The Totally Made-up Civil War Diary of Amanda MacLeish is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Publishers
    Release dateMar 18, 2008
    ISBN9781429934527
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    The Totally Made-up Civil War Diary of Amanda MacLeish
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    Claudia Mills

    Claudia Mills is the acclaimed author of many books for children including the Franklin School Friends children's book series, including Cody Harmon, King of Pets and Simon Ellis, Spelling Bee Champ. She lives in Boulder, Colorado.

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      A very slow book that just never gets up to speed. I was bored reading it as I know my students would be. However, if you have a child who is going through a rough divorce this might help them in some small little way.