Juliet's Moon

This is another of Ann Rinaldi's excellent series of historical novels. This one takes place post-Gettysburg but before the end of the Civil War. Juliet is 12 and the sister of Seth, who is one of the members of Quantrill's Raiders.

The Union forces in the areas have been burning farms, and it's only a matter of time before they arrest Juliet and the others at her home for being relatives of men in the Raiders. They lock her and a number of girls and women up in a jail, but there's a terrible accident and some of them are killed.

The story is about how her brother, Seth, cares for Juliet and wants to keep her safe but, at the same time, he is part of the Southern anti-Union forces. There's also another interesting character, Sun Mundy who is not exactly what she appears to be.

This is a very well done book, the characters interesting, especially with the influence of the war being felt in virtually everything that is done.

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