After the Rain: Virginia’s Civil War Diary, Book Two
by Mary Pope Osborne
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In her diary, a ten-year-old girl writes about her family's experiences living in Washington, D.C., in 1864-65, during which time the Civil War comes to an end and President Lincoln is assassinated. Includes historical notes.Tags
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In the final months of the Civil War, Virginia and her family move to Washington, D.C. where the cold winter brings uncertainty and hardship. Virginia takes a job as a servant in a wealthy home to help her family. But, just as things start to improve as her father gets a job, and the war finally comes to an end, the tragic assassination of Ginny's beloved President Lincoln occurs. In this, her second diary chronicling the Civil War, Ginny learns that life is constantly changing. Indeed, even as Lincoln dies, her nephew is born. Throughout, Ginny faces life with hope and courage.
The year is 1864 and the Civil War is raging. Since we first moved to Washington City, my family is experiencing quite an adjustment.We now live in a shabby house of three rooms and a small kitchen; we eat beans and bread. Jed works for a newspaper to support our family. Pa continues to look for a job. I get a job working for Mrs. Porter. But I envy her wealthy grandchildren---they have everything I don't have---beautiful clothes, gifts and travel. Will I ever find tranquility within myself and will our nation ever find peace?
I am ten-year-old Virginia Dickens; "After the Rain" is my diary.
I am ten-year-old Virginia Dickens; "After the Rain" is my diary.
This second book was better then the first. It could be that there were more moments I could relate to like Virginia letting envy get into her heart because her family was poor and she worked for a rich family with children her age that got more than her. Yes I could relate to that.
While this book was pretty down for the most part it wasn’t down the whole time. It like life had it’s ups and downs where in the first book I didn’t see much ups at all.
Although this is a second book in Virginia’s books it can be read by it self. I can see this one making a good book report for the kids.
While this book was pretty down for the most part it wasn’t down the whole time. It like life had it’s ups and downs where in the first book I didn’t see much ups at all.
Although this is a second book in Virginia’s books it can be read by it self. I can see this one making a good book report for the kids.
Pages: 107
Reading Level: 4.1
This is a great story about the time of the Civil War. It is as collection of diary entries from a young ten year old girl who is expending the end of the war and the death of Abraham Lincoln. I could use this book as a segway into student's own journal entries or perhaps another activity about the Civil War. This book is a great intro to the events and seems fairly accurate.
Reading Level: 4.1
This is a great story about the time of the Civil War. It is as collection of diary entries from a young ten year old girl who is expending the end of the war and the death of Abraham Lincoln. I could use this book as a segway into student's own journal entries or perhaps another activity about the Civil War. This book is a great intro to the events and seems fairly accurate.
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Mary Pope Osborne was born in Fort Sill, Oklahoma on May 20, 1949. She grew up in a military family, and by the time she was 15 she had lived in Oklahoma, Austria, Florida, and four different army posts in Virginia and North Carolina. She attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she majored in religion. After graduation, she show more traveled around Europe and Asia. Before becoming an author, she worked as a window dresser, a medical assistant, a Russian travel consultant, a waitress, an acting teacher, a bartender, and an assistant editor for a children's magazine. Her first book, Run, Run as Fast as You Can, was published in 1982. She is the author of the Magic Tree House series and the Merlin Missions series. Her husband, actor Will Osborne, helps her write the nonfiction companion series, Magic Tree House Research Guides. Her other books include The Deadly Power of Medusa, Jason and the Argonauts, Haunted Waters, and Moonhorse. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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My America: Virginia’s Civil War Diary
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My America
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My Story
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Dear America Collections
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- After the Rain: Virginia’s Civil War Diary, Book Two
- People/Characters
- Virginia
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- Washington, D.C., USA
- Important events
- American Civil War (1861 | 1865); Reconstruction; Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
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- 973.74 — History & geography History of North America United States Civil War Era (1857-1865) Great Battles and Generals
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- PZ7 .O81167 .A — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
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