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Like a River: A Civil War Novel

par Kathy Cannon Wiechman

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Leander and Polly are two teenage Union soldiers who carry deep, dangerous secrets. Leander is underage when he enlists and Polly follows her father into war disguised as his son. The war proves life changing for both as they survive incredible odds. Leander struggles to be accepted as a man and loses his arm as a consequence. Polly mourns the death of her father, endures Andersonville Prison, and narrowly escapes the Sultana steamboat disaster. As the lives of these young, brave soldiers intersect, each finds a wealth of courage and learns about the importance of loyalty, family, and love. Like a River is a lyrical atmospheric first novel told in two voices. Readers will be transported to the homes, waterways, camps, hospitals, and prisons of the Civil-War era. They will also see themselves in the universal themes of dealing with parents, friendships, bullying, failure, and young love.… (plus d'informations)
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A gripping, horrifying depiction of war. It's hard to talk about what makes this book special without spoiling it. Suffice it to say, if you can handle gruesome details of battlefields, injuries, deprivation, and atrocity, this book is a rewarding read. So much historical detail to take in.

The plot structure is interesting - the story abruptly changes partway through. I like it when a book surprises me and this one definitely did.

I'd probably suggest this for ages 11 and up. It really depends on how sensitive the reader is. ( )
  LibrarianDest | Jan 3, 2024 |
This is a historical fiction novel set during the last two years of the Civil War.

Leander Jordan is a jealous and silly teenager who wants to be treated as a man. He feels that his family think of him as a young kid, so when his brother is unable to join the army and fight for the Union, Leander signs up. He doesn’t sign up because of his belief in the Union but to prove he’s a man. He’s follows emotion instead of intellect. His story is 134 pages long.

Paul Settles is introduced at the end of Leander’s section when he nurses Leander back to health so that he can go home. Paul is also taking care of his father, but he has a secret that Leander learns fairly quickly. Paul is really Polly. She’s hiding by being a girl. When her father dies, she joins the next troop and takes off only to end up in a Rebel prison camp, Andersonville, which is famous for how terrible it was. Her story takes the remaining 179 pages of the novel.

I found the summary inside the book to be very misleading. It implies they are together, which isn’t true. They meet briefly, but in reality, there are two stories of the atrocities of the Civil War. Leander’s growth to being a man is never explored--it’s only stated at the end, so apparently he changes his attitude and decides to grow up outside of the story we read. The quote throughout the novel “A body can do what a body wants to, if a body wants to hard enough” permeates the novel as the theme. Instead of complaining and saying, “I can’t,” this quote says that you can do whatever you set your mind to. The recurring metaphor is that of a river--ever changing. The end of the novel reveals the worst maritime disaster in US History and it isn’t the Titanic. It’s an informative, good novel. ( )
  acargile | Nov 11, 2015 |
Had it just been Leander's story I would've given the book only 2 stars. The first part of the book we follow Leander into the war. POV is a very distant third and other than wanting to be a man there is no real plot line. The author uses the setting - the American War - as the plot and that is disappointing.

The second half of the novel belongs to Polly, a girl posing as a boy in the war. Her story is better because it provides some excellent details of her struggles in the famed Andersonville prison camp. Polly remains stronger/healthier than her male counterparts because she drinks her water "boiled." Such methods of disinfecting were unknown during the war.

Lastly, I was disappointed about the ending. Not only was the reunion with Leander predictable, when they finally set eyes on each other, the story ends. I would've preferred a few paragraphs of reconnecting the two, maybe show Leander's POV again. How did he feel seeing Polly again against all odds? ( )
  Annette_Oppenlander | Aug 31, 2015 |
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Leander and Polly are two teenage Union soldiers who carry deep, dangerous secrets. Leander is underage when he enlists and Polly follows her father into war disguised as his son. The war proves life changing for both as they survive incredible odds. Leander struggles to be accepted as a man and loses his arm as a consequence. Polly mourns the death of her father, endures Andersonville Prison, and narrowly escapes the Sultana steamboat disaster. As the lives of these young, brave soldiers intersect, each finds a wealth of courage and learns about the importance of loyalty, family, and love. Like a River is a lyrical atmospheric first novel told in two voices. Readers will be transported to the homes, waterways, camps, hospitals, and prisons of the Civil-War era. They will also see themselves in the universal themes of dealing with parents, friendships, bullying, failure, and young love.

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