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Turn Homeward, Hannalee Paperback – June 21, 1999

by Patricia Beatty (Author), Various (Illustrator)
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 141 ratings
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As the Civil War comes to a close, resourceful Hannalee must find her way home.

In this classic historical fiction for young readers, plucky twelve-year-old Hannalee Reed, sent north to work in a Yankee mill, struggles to return to the family she left behind in war-torn Georgia.

This powerful early-middle grade novel, based on historical events, reveals a little-known side to our most significant American conflict.

"A fast-moving novel based upon an actual historical incident with a spunky heroine and fine historical detail." (School Library Journal)

"There are few authors who can consistently manage both to entertain and inform." (Booklist)

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  1. Reading age
    8 - 12 years
  2. Print length
    208 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    3 - 7
  5. Lexile measure
    830L
  6. Dimensions
    5.25 x 0.42 x 7.62 inches
  7. Publisher
    HarperCollins
  8. Publication date
    June 21, 1999
  9. ISBN-10
    0688166768
  10. ISBN-13
    978-0688166762
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During the closing days of the Civil War, plucky 12-year-old Hannalee Reed, sent north to work in a Yankee mill, struggles to return to the family she left behind in war-torn Georgia. "A fast-moving novel based upon an actual historical incident with a spunky heroine and fine historical detail."--School Library Journal. Author's note.

"There are few authors who can consistently manage both to entertain and inform." --Booklist

About the Author

Patricia Beatty was born in Portland, Oregon, and was a longtime resident of southern California. After graduating from college, she taught high school English and history, and later held various positions as a science and technical librarian and also as a children's librarian. She taught Writing Fiction for Children at several branches of the University of California.

Patricia Beatty is the author of many popular and award-winning children's books, including such NCSS Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies as Eight Mules from Monterey; Behave Yourself, Bethany Brant; Turn Homeward, Hannalee; Be Ever Hopeful, Hannalee; and Jayhawker. Her novel Lupita Mañana is a Jane Addams Children's Book Award honor book, and Charley Skedaddle won the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperCollins; First Edition (June 21, 1999)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0688166768
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0688166762
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 8 - 12 years
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 830L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 3 - 7
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.42 x 7.62 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 141 ratings

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ABOUT JOHN AND PATRICIA BEATTY

Both John and Patricia Beatty were born in Portland, Oregon, and went to Reed College there. After graduation Mrs. Beatty studied at the University of Washington in Seattle, and Dr. Beatty received his M.A. from Stanford University and his Ph.D. from the University of Washington. He was a professor at the University of California, where he taught English history, specializing in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

The Beattys were married in 1950 and later lived in Wilmington, Delaware, and London, England. Dr. Beatty served in the United States Army in World War II, in the European Theater. He held both the Silver Star and Purple Heart medals, as well as the Combat Infantryman's Badge.

Mrs. Beatty taught high school English and history and also held a position as a science and technical librarian. She taught Writing Fiction for Children in the Extension Department of the University of California, Los Angeles. A prolific writer, she went on to publish numerous novels after the death of Mr. Beatty in 1975. Mrs. Beatty died in 1991.

An avid reader all her life, Patricia felt that, "What a young person reads becomes part of his or her mental luggage forever! This is the learning time, short but vital to the future adult. That mental luggage deserves to be filled with the best stuff only, not pap. It may have a long, long way to go."

John and Patricia were great admirers of California and its history, establishing the John and Patricia Beatty Award, which is given annually to honor the book that best promotes an awareness of California and its people.

John and Patricia Beatty are survived by their daughter, Alexandra Beatty, who now lives in Oregon.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Homeschool novel for a girl
Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2013
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This story puts into proper perspective the differing (and still different) cultures of the North and South, without making it all to be 'the South's fault' (which it wasn't). the author brings you into the world of children, torn apart from their family, their land, and their own culture, to show how unfeeling the Abolitionists, and the Unitarian/post-Calvinist 'HW Beecher' north really was, toward those who were their own 'kinfolk,' during the WBTS.

The child for whom it was assigned liked the novel very much. I read and cried, in reading it to talk about it with the class.
We need honest books like this for children.
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5.0 out of 5 stars BEST BOOK EVER!
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"Turn Homeward Hannalee" is the most exciting and surprising Historical Fiction book I have ever read! The book is so realistic that you can actually see Hannalee and the rest of the characters walking around the room! This book is based mainly on the Civil War and what happened to the young and old southern mill workers. One mill worker, Hannalee, and her brother Jem are sent up North by the Union and then find their way back to Roswell, Georgia, with their momma's persimmon seed button. Now get reading!
- Anna, age 10
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Marilyn
5.0 out of 5 stars I really loved this book
Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2016
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I really loved this book.The story is set in a small southern town during the Civil War. Most of the town is employed in the mill. The first part of the book is based on actual events. The second part is conjecture on the part of the author since there are no records. A very compassionate book and a look at yet another part of the Civil War that I had not known.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Fifth Grade Student, Coal Creek Elem. (BVSD)
Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2002
Turn Homeward Hannalee, a book by Patricia Beatty is more than a story about a family separated and in hard times. It is also a brilliant piece about the Civil War.
This story is about a 12 year old mill hand named Hannalee. Her Pa is dead and brother Davey has gone to war. The setting is Roswell, Georgia. Soon her government is burning the town. "The Yankees are coming!" they shout. Soon Yankees are roaming the town, burning the mill, and taking Hannalee and her little brother Jem to Indiana because they worked in the mill that made Confederate cloth.
Hannalee and Jem need more than hope and courage to get back home to Mama. As they are leaving Mama tears off a button on her dress and gives it to Hannalee. Hannalee knows then, she must get back home.
In Kentucky, after many days of riding the train, and walking, Hannalee and Jem are put in prison. People come to buy them as servants and Hannalee is separated from Jem.
Find out what happens as Hannalee sets out on an adventure that takes courage, heart, and hope, to get Jem and go home to Mama.
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Lesha
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2020
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I read this book several times when I was younger. I gave it to my 12 year old niece for Christmas and she loved it too!
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Lotec Motec
5.0 out of 5 stars best book ever !!!
Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2019
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you have to read this book. Great read, it really tells the truth. I love this book and really enjoyed it.

God bless you
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Amy L
5.0 out of 5 stars so I was happy to find a couple on Amazon for my kids
Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2018
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Patricia Beatty books were a highlight of my childhood, so I was happy to find a couple on Amazon for my kids. Sweet historically based stories that can be enjoyed over and over again.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Point of View
Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2018
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Nice to read a Civil War historical fiction book from a different perspective. Also nice that it isn't all about the Celebrities of the war.
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