![]() Overall she had to grow up faster than her sisters because the situation demanded it. ![]() She tried to find the best solution to each problem. When she was faced with awful truths about her family, she didn't hide. ![]() But Evvy investigates her "truths" and realizes that just because something is accepted doesn't mean it's right. It was an accepted practice regardless of how wrong it might be. Slavery wasn't something people thought about. I expect that Evvy was pretty typical of most Southern girls. Discussion of slavery, women's rights, and state secession were all topics that Evvy had never considered before she turned 14. It had to be an interesting time to come of age. ![]() In her family it means that she's considered an adult. It's just before the start of the American Civil War when Evvy turns 14. I waited about a year before getting this one. It proved to be a popular one with my library system. I don't remember how I came to add Evvy's Civil War to my tbr list. ![]()
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