A Voice from the Border

by Pamela Smith Hill

During the Civil War, Reeves, a fifteen-year-old girl, encounters great hardship in growing up as she is forced to face a number of difficult struggles during the course of her young life.

Genres: Civil War, Historical Fiction, Historical, Childrens, Fiction

244 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 1998

About the author

Pamela Smith Hill grew up in Springfield, Missouri. One of her greatest inspirations is Jo March from "Little Women."

Reviews

[Julie · Rating 5 out of 5]

So well written you can picture yourself there.

[Tori Kim · Rating 3 out of 5]

We read this book for the class read-aloud. I liked the description but found the plot a bit boring.

[Kaitlyn · Rating 2 out of 5]

Just ok. Nothing spectacular.

[Gustafson96 · Rating 4 out of 5]

"A Voice From The Border" is a historical fiction book about the Civil War. One of the things the author did well was making the story so realistic.Even though the time wasalmost 150 years ago,I felt like I was in the book.Also,it was not at all predictable. There were plenty of twists and turns at the end of every chapter that made want to keep reading on.The plot was written vary well and was exciting.It was a comedy and a tradgedy all in one.Continuing, Hill added great character development,especially to the main character,Reeves.She really learns from the theme of the book and the ending was good. Overall,I give this book four and one-half stars. I would recommend this to anyone, but especially those who are interested in the Civil War.

[Miss Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

gr 6-8 230pgs

Reeves hopes to be a writer one day and looks forward to showing her work to her father. When he leaves to fight for the Confederacy, he encourages to continue writing. But as the war gets closer to the point that her family must house a Union officer and his wife, Reeve loses her interest in writing. Can one voice on the border make a difference?

[Elliott · Rating 2 out of 5]

The plot is pretty basic and it doesn't have much else going for it. Should be an intro to Civil War type read (for pre-teens or something).