Red moon at sharpsburg by rosemary wells librisnotes. Her newly published red moon at sharpsburg is possibly her best work so far. Explain how the red moon at sharpsburg symbolizes indias struggles to attain her dreams. Red moon at sharpsburg by rosemary wells goodreads. Find books like red moon at sharpsburg from the worlds largest community of readers.
This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of red moon at sharpsburg by rosemary wells. Red moon at sharpsburg by rosemary wells, 256 pp rl middle. Rosemary wells novel of the civil war juxtaposes the struggle of a girl named india moody for a life beyond the traditional role for womenshe longs to get an educationagainst the struggle for her family and the confederacy to survive. Red moon at sharpsburg audiobook cd central rappahannock. When we first meet our main character, india moody is 12 years old. Rosemary wells born january 29, 1943 is an american writer and illustrator of childrens books. Red moon at sharpsburg is a vivid recounting of the civil war from the. Julia gibson as the civil war breaks out, india, a young southern girl, summons her sharp intelligence and the courage she didnt know she had to survive the war that threatens to destroy her family, her virginia. I ndia, a young intelligent girl, was born in 1848 to the moody family in the rich, fertile shenandoah valley in berryville, virginia. Red moon at sharpsburg by rosemary wells librarything. As the civil war breaks out, india, a young southern girl, summons her sharp intelligence and the courage she didnt know she had to survive the war that threatens to destroy her family, her virginia home, and the only life she has ever known. If there is a red moon at sharpsburg sparknotes, shmoop guide, or cliff notes, you can find a link to each study guide below. Red moon at sharpsburg by rosemary wells, 256 pp rl middle grade although it is twohundred and fiftysix pages long, rosemary wells civil war story red moon at sharpsburg reads more like an epic saga along the lines of margaret mitchells gone with the wind in terms of the multitude of experiences the main character lives through over the.
Wells has the ability to write and research and create a wstory and a world for young adults as vivid as the one created with very few words and pictures in her max books. When the civil war breaks out, life in the south is transformed and nothing remains the same. India moody must summon the courage she didnt know she had to plunge into one of the wars most tragic and terrifying eventsthe battle of antietam, known in the south as sharpsburgin order to get medicine to her desperately sick father. A girl named india just wants to play with boys and have fun but her mother wants her to study housing. India moody lives in virginia and longs to be educated and go to college, which is virtually unheard of in 1862, when this story begins. There is more than one author in the goodreads database with this name.
Stay connected to your students with prezi video, now in microsoft teams. Dec 22, 2008 wells, rosemary red moon at sharpsburg. Book themes feminism india tries to pursue a career in science, but is unable to, due to womens position in american society during the time period she lives in. It takes place in shenandoah valley, virginia, around the time of the civil war.
Red moon at sharpsburg summary and analysis free book notes. Goodreads members who liked red moon at sharpsburg also liked. Choose from 21 different sets of red moon at sharpsburg flashcards on quizlet. Dec 18, 2007 red moon at sharpsburg by rosemary wells.
Red moon at sharpsburg by rosemary wells scholastic. Wells draws many well known civil war figures into this book including stonewall jackson, jeb stuart, and uylsses grant to mention a few. Teachers home lessons and ideas books and authors top teaching blog teachers tool kit student activities. The moon was a crescent and had a silver lining, symbolizing good, like how she found the money at sharpsburg and her dreams to go to collage for her pa. India moody, daughter of a harnessmaker, tells the story of several interlinked shenandoah valley families in the years 186165. In her notes, rosemary wells says, i hope my story will reveal something deeper than fact, and that is the profound immorality of war. When emory leaves to aid the wounded in richmond, india resolves to change her destiny, but its not until after the fateful battle of sharpsburg, with her father. Cordelia carstairs, redhaired persianbritish wielder of a fabled. An authors note and bibliographic note conclude, although neither address one unforgettable. Told from the point of view of a young southern girl during the civil war, it offers a realistic view of the effect this bloody war had on the lives of the people whose emotions go from total optimism that the south would win in less than 90 days to the realization. Jan 29, 2016 red moon at sharpsburg, by rosemary wells.
Navigation home southern civilians women eastern theatre antietam juvenile. Red moon at sharpsburg, by rosemary wells, is an entertaining and historically accurate fictional story. Red moon at sharpsburg by rosemary wells, paperback barnes. Red moon at sharpsburg by rosemary wells reading rants. As the civil war breaks out, india, a young southern girl, summons her sharp intelligence and the courage she didnt know she had to survive the war that threatens to destroy her family, her virginia. Rosemary wells deaths, injuries, hardships, bravery, and a romance. Red moon at sharpsburg book san francisco public library. This book shows the power of hope, perseverance, and kindness in difficult times. Its told from the point of view of a southern girl, india moody. Find all available study guides and summaries for red moon at sharpsburg by rosemary wells. This well researched novel focuses on two families whose lives are forever changed by the civil war. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. Picture book author rosemary wells has penned a rousing civil war novel whose heroine is the very antithesis. Wells has also written noisy nora 1973, yoko 1998, the voyage to the bunny planet.
The book red moon at sharpsburg was good because it was romantic but also about the difficulties of war. Red moon at sharpburg is, as can be deduced, a civil war novel. Her parents send her for tutoring to an educated neighbor, emory trimble, who is a remarkable scientist. It is a postvietnam, midiraqwar look at the futility of warfare and the disasters that war inflicts on a civilian population. Rosemary wells is the author of a number of popular childrens books. Red moon at sharpsburg by rosemary wells semicolon. Although the war lasted four long years, rosemary wells highlights the battle at sharpsburg, also known as states that she spent twelve years researching. Red moon at sharpsburg by rosemary wells, 256 pp rl middle grade. Red moon at sharpsburg succeeds as both a historically accurate depiction of the american civil war from the perspective of the first person narrator, young india moody, but is also a detailed and horrifying vision of a war that was fought mostly in the. Courage i ndia must have the courage to journey to the north, where she may have a better chance of pursuing her dreams of being a scientist.
Noted childrens author wells takes on the civil war in this comingofage novel set in the small town of berryville, in the northern end of virginias shenandoah valley. Rosemary wells novel of the civil war juxtaposes the struggle of a girl named. Red moon at sharpsburg 2008, a novel by rosemary wells, is told from the. Learn red moon at sharpsburg with free interactive flashcards. Red moon at sharpsburg flashcards and study sets quizlet. Body if i were to rate this book i would give it 4 out of 5 stars. Synopsis this page provides a short summary of the book without ruining its ending. The only part i did not enjoy was when, at the ending, it did not tell you if india went to the colledge or not. It symbolizes the evilness of war, blood, and pas death. Red moon at sharpsburg is a brilliantly crafted and historically accurate novel from the wellknown author of the beloved mcduff stories. Red moon at sharpsburg is a vivid recounting of the civil war from the perspective of a young girl living in virginias shenandoah valley. Red notice a true story of high finance murder and one mans fight for justice.