I'm pleased you've stopped by. I
hope you'll enjoy learning more about my books and about
me. My newest nonfiction book is set in the Civil
War, during the summer of 1863. Union
General Ulysses Grant and his army have surrounded the
little city of Vicksburg, Mississippi. They are
determined to force its surrender and silence the guns
that stand guard over the Mississippi River, preventing
any Northern ships from using that great water highway.
Inside Vicksburg, Lucy,
age ten, and Willie, eleven, are doing everything they
can to survive the siege. With shells falling on the
city night and day, townspeople live in caves to stay
safe. But as food supplies dwindle and everyone weakens
from hunger, it’s clear they can’t hold out for long.
With the Union Army is
twelve-year-old Fred, the son of General Grant. He
experiences battle, camp life, and a wound that nearly
costs him his leg.
In this dramatic
account of the forty-seven day siege and the battles
leading up to it, you’ll experience both sides of one of
the most crucial campaigns of the Civil War and in the
process you’ll get to know three extraordinary children
who were there.