A review by librarybrods
Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt

4.0

I will be completely honest and say that I expected very little from this book. It's old. It's beat up (in fact I read it in part to see if it was maybe too old for my kids so I would have an excuse to take it off my library shelves). It doesn't look entertaining. I was interested in the time period the book is set in (Civil War) because of the book The Lincolns (by Candace Fleming - which was fascinating). This book was great. I loved knowing lots of the battles and general's names from The Lincolns. I loved the historical fiction part, following one family through the hard times that war brought on. I will say that this is a perfect example of don't judge a book by its cover (or because it was written before you were born). A great historical fiction read - with solid Civil War setting.