http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2007/12/31/review-of-the-day-red-moon-at-sharpsburg/ A School Library Journal Blog Mon, 20 May 2013 22:56:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2007/12/31/review-of-the-day-red-moon-at-sharpsburg/#comment-11705 steph Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:48:02 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2007/12/31/review-of-the-day-red-moon-at-sharpsburg/#comment-11705 My teacher is making us read this book and I find it to be completely boring. I could barely focus because it all seemed so monatone. I don't read historical fiction and I don't think I would want to after reading this terrible boring book. My teacher is making us read this book and I find it to be completely boring. I could barely focus because it all seemed so monatone. I don’t read historical fiction and I don’t think I would want to after reading this terrible boring book.

]]> http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2007/12/31/review-of-the-day-red-moon-at-sharpsburg/#comment-11706 Cara Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:43:19 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2007/12/31/review-of-the-day-red-moon-at-sharpsburg/#comment-11706 I happen to disagree with your review. I found the characters easy to get attached to and thought her on and off criticizing of the South showed how hard it was to find your values during the time, especially when you are growing up. I happen to disagree with your review. I found the characters easy to get attached to and thought her on and off criticizing of the South showed how hard it was to find your values during the time, especially when you are growing up.

]]> http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2007/12/31/review-of-the-day-red-moon-at-sharpsburg/#comment-11707 Mady Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:32:11 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2007/12/31/review-of-the-day-red-moon-at-sharpsburg/#comment-11707 I just adore this book! It's interesting, suspenseful, and sad plot twists together to make a wonderful story about a girl fighting challenges in the Civil War. I just adore this book! It’s interesting, suspenseful, and sad plot twists together to make a wonderful story about a girl fighting challenges in the Civil War.

]]> http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2007/12/31/review-of-the-day-red-moon-at-sharpsburg/#comment-11708 Augustina Peach Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:44:14 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2007/12/31/review-of-the-day-red-moon-at-sharpsburg/#comment-11708 I've always been a fan of historical fiction, so I was really anticipating reading this book. I was very disappointed, and you've hit on the main reason - there was no one to care about. Things happen to India, and she tells us about them, but there was nothing that let me empathetize, which to me is one of the big joys of reading. Such a disappointment. I’ve always been a fan of historical fiction, so I was really anticipating reading this book. I was very disappointed, and you’ve hit on the main reason – there was no one to care about. Things happen to India, and she tells us about them, but there was nothing that let me empathetize, which to me is one of the big joys of reading. Such a disappointment.

]]> http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2007/12/31/review-of-the-day-red-moon-at-sharpsburg/#comment-11709 Quinn Sun, 11 Jan 2009 18:50:44 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2007/12/31/review-of-the-day-red-moon-at-sharpsburg/#comment-11709 I completely agree with you on the book, "Red Moon at Sharpsburg". I also found many bits and pieces that weren't right, or didn't fit in. At the back of the book, a line reads, "When India's ailing pa returns to the front, India must summon up the courage to plunge into one of the war's most tragic and terrifying events: the Battle of Sharpsburg." This line is terribly misleading, and left me angered. I don't want to spoil anything, so I'll only say that this description is the kind of writing that leaves eager readers extremely disappointed. I completely agree with you on the book, “Red Moon at Sharpsburg”. I also found many bits and pieces that weren’t right, or didn’t fit in.
At the back of the book, a line reads, “When India’s ailing pa returns to the front, India must summon up the courage to plunge into one of the war’s most tragic and terrifying events: the Battle of Sharpsburg.” This line is terribly misleading, and left me angered. I don’t want to spoil anything, so I’ll only say that this description is the kind of writing that leaves eager readers extremely disappointed.

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