An Island Far From Home

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Joshua Loring is the twelve-year-old son of a Union army doctor killed during the Civil War. This compelling novel conveys how Joshua gains new insights into the realities of war and the fine line between friends and enemies when he begins to correspond with a young Confederate prisoner. In the end, he risks his life to travel to the island where his new friend is held captive.

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"A thought-provoking Civil War story involving a Yankee boy and a 14-year-old Confederate soldier...In an exciting, climactic ending, and under dangerous circumstances, the boys finally meet. A page-turner full of emotional turmoil."

Author Bio

John Donahue is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of John Donahue include Till Tomorrow, Island Far from Home (Adventures in Time).