Books In the Middle Podcast
Looking for booktalks for middle school students? Look no farther than this podcast. Browse through the many titles in all different genres for just the right title to get your students inspired, excited and racing to the library for a copy of the book. Looking for written reviews for more titles? Check out the blog Booksinthemiddle.Wordpress.com to expand your own library and give students more options. New episodes typically release every Monday, however during the summer months, they will release every other week or so. Enjoy!
Books In the Middle Podcast
Tillie Pierce: Teen Eyewitness to the Battle of Gettysburg by Tanya Anderson (Nonfiction Civil War)
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Tasha Squires
Tillie Pierce: Teen Eyewitness to the Battle of Gettysburg By Tanya Anderson
Tillie Pierce was a teen when the Battle of Gettysburg began to erupt in her small town. Tillie’s family thought she would be safer outside of town, at the farm of a neighbor’s parents, away from where they thought the fighting would happen. Instead, Tillie and the neighbor’s family found their farm in the midst of horrific shelling and bullets whizzing close by. At one point, Tillie and the others found themselves running through a field as shells exploded around them! What Tillie probably remembered the most was the aftermath of the battle. The sheer amount of dead was almost beyond comprehension.
Recommended for 7th grade and up.