MILLER, Bobbi

Gr 4–6—In this riveting historical fiction novel, the stories of three young girls interweave during Pickett's Charge, one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War: Tille, a witty, sharp-tongued Union supporter; Grace, a free African American; and Annie, a Southern girl disguised as a male Confederate soldier...

Gr 5–9—Life on the great Mississippi in 1811 is stomping hard and full of rough-and-tumble, but, for the river rats eking out a living, it's also full of possibility...

K-Gr 3—Miller has a talent for distilling tall tales to a simple plot that young children can comprehend, and she does it without compromising the language that exemplifies them...