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Will's Changing World
Will McShane is an eleven-year-old boy living on a cotton farm with his father near Charleston, South Carolina, just before the presidential election of 1860. His life is about to change, not only because of the political turmoil of the times, but also because his family is changing in ways he never expected.
Eager to learn, Will attends school where he discovers lots of new information and begins to question some attitudes and events occurring in Charleston.
When Will and his father visit his younger sister in the city, Will learns even more, particularly about what is happening in nearby Fort Sumter.
As tensions rise across the country after Abraham Lincoln is elected, the South secedes, and Charleston becomes a very different place. The garrison from Fort Moultrie seeks refuge at Fort Sumter, and the city prepares for conflict. With the nation in turmoil, Will is torn about the ideas of secession, war, slavery, and prejudice against blacks.
Will’s interest grows even amidst changes in his own household. But the political situation is getting worse, and more trouble is brewing around the fort. Will his beloved Charleston ever be the same again?
Inspired by Johnny Tremain by Esther Hoskins Forbes, Will’s Changing World is based on actual events and incorporates real-life historical figures into a compelling fictional drama surrounding one of the most tumultuous periods in American history.
Eager to learn, Will attends school where he discovers lots of new information and begins to question some attitudes and events occurring in Charleston.
When Will and his father visit his younger sister in the city, Will learns even more, particularly about what is happening in nearby Fort Sumter.
As tensions rise across the country after Abraham Lincoln is elected, the South secedes, and Charleston becomes a very different place. The garrison from Fort Moultrie seeks refuge at Fort Sumter, and the city prepares for conflict. With the nation in turmoil, Will is torn about the ideas of secession, war, slavery, and prejudice against blacks.
Will’s interest grows even amidst changes in his own household. But the political situation is getting worse, and more trouble is brewing around the fort. Will his beloved Charleston ever be the same again?
Inspired by Johnny Tremain by Esther Hoskins Forbes, Will’s Changing World is based on actual events and incorporates real-life historical figures into a compelling fictional drama surrounding one of the most tumultuous periods in American history.
177 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 24, 2016
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About the author
Susan Tuttle
22 books8 followersFrom my birth up until I turned 23 I thought I was just an American girl from New Jersey. But then things changed: in 1981 I moved to Switzerland and ever since then I've been trying to figure out where I fit. The stories in Inside Outlandish chronicle some of the amusing challenges I've experienced as an ex-pat in the land of Heidi.
In the meantime I've raised a family, had a variety of jobs (inlcuding gluing lables on schnapps bottles, writing advertising copy, helping the lost and confused at the airport, translating, teaching, catering) and have still to find the answer to my national-identity dilemma. But that hasn't stopped me from getting appointed to our community's Commission for Citizenship - a group of good Swiss folk who interview foreign nationals who would like nothing more than to become owners of a Swiss red passport. Maybe I can pick up some clues from the candidates as to what it all means to really be Swiss. Or maybe not.
In the meantime my answer is YES to: Do I ski? Do I eat cheese? Do we have flush toilets? and NO to: Do I yodel? Do I have a secret bank account? Do I live on an alp? Any other questions?
In the meantime I've raised a family, had a variety of jobs (inlcuding gluing lables on schnapps bottles, writing advertising copy, helping the lost and confused at the airport, translating, teaching, catering) and have still to find the answer to my national-identity dilemma. But that hasn't stopped me from getting appointed to our community's Commission for Citizenship - a group of good Swiss folk who interview foreign nationals who would like nothing more than to become owners of a Swiss red passport. Maybe I can pick up some clues from the candidates as to what it all means to really be Swiss. Or maybe not.
In the meantime my answer is YES to: Do I ski? Do I eat cheese? Do we have flush toilets? and NO to: Do I yodel? Do I have a secret bank account? Do I live on an alp? Any other questions?
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January 8, 2020
Life through the eyes of a young boy brings many emotions to the surface. This story set in Charleston South Carolina shares reminders of past history and how this young person dealt with the changes.
June 13, 2021
This is as an excellent young adult fiction novel. Will is an 11 year old boy who lives near Charleston SC at the outbreak of the civil war. I love the characters and learned a lot about Ft Sumter. I loved this so much I wish there would be a sequel!
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