Iron Thunder
The Battle Between the Monitor & the Merrimac : A Civil War Novel
Book - 2007
After his father is killed during the Civil War, thirteen-year-old Tom takes on a job to at the ironworks to support his family, and finds himself a target of ruthless spies when he begins assisting with the ironclad ship the "Monitor."
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Publisher:
New York : Hyperion Books for Children, c2007.
ISBN:
9781423104469
1423104463
9781423105183
1423105184
1423104463
9781423105183
1423105184
Branch Call Number:
J Avi
Characteristics:
203 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
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Add a CommentMy sons and I really enjoyed this book! Every chapter led to great conversations about the Civil War, ect. Definitely recommend this book!
Good book. The End.
I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this book, one of the best I read all summer. Good story, fascinating historical detail from the p.o.v. of a boy who works on the ironclad battleship The Monitor--from its earliest days in construction (when it was the laughingstock of most, who thought it would never float) right up to the famous battle with the Merrimac. Definitely one I'll highly recommend to kids looking for riveting historical fiction.