Article: Ernst, Kathleen. Hearts of stone.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)

ERNST, Kathleen. Hearts of stone. Penguin, Dutton. 256p. 0-525-47686-5. $16.99. JS *

Ernst has written a realistic, gritty novel about the Civil War, concentrating not on battles but on civilians who lose everything because of the war. It all starts when Hannah's father decides to join the Yankees to fight, leaving behind his struggling family to fend for themselves on their little farm in the Cumberland mountains. Life is hard enough for them, but when Hannah's mother dies, all the responsibility falls on 15-year-old Hannah. Her younger brother and little sister try to help, but they are just too young. Neighbors offer to take them in, but they would be ...

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