Kliatt, March, 2002, Claire Rosser, review of Evvy's She's lucky, like Evvy, her cunning.' BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:īooklist, April 15, 2002, Carolyn Phelan, review of Evvy's Civil War, p. Husband,' must learn to use 'her charms and, if Women, bound by law and cultural norms to her father and Research, 'Brenaman … illustrates the confined life of Likes solid historical fiction will enjoy this novel and learn a greatĭeal about the era as they read.' A Kirkus Reviews criticĬommented that in the novel, which draws on family history and in-depth Reflections on a woman's need to find her place in life.'Ĭlaire Rosser noted in Kliatt that 'every young adult who 'strong characterizations, an involving story, and timeless Noting Brenaman's extensive research, Carolyn Phelan wrote in Booklist that Evvy's Civil War features Issue of slavery tears apart the fabric of family and community. Outside the family, the political turmoil roils around her, and the She is deprived of education and many other rights afforded white men.

Reality of womanhood means more than corsets and crinolines as a woman Plantation and keep the school open, Evvy quickly learns that the Teacher to withdraw into despair following the death of one ofĮvvy's five sisters. In charge of the family after her well-to-do Quaker father joins theĬonfederate army and her mother abandons her responsibilities as a

In the novel, fourteen-year-old Evvy finds herself Mid-1800s against the backdrop of the U.S. Virginia, where the writer was born and raised. Miriam Brenaman is one in a long line of Miriam's stretchingīack to the American Revolution her interest in family history has alsoĮxtended into the history of the region wherein they lived.īrenaman's novel Evvy's Civil War takes place in Formerly worked as a museum guide former realtor and anĮvvy's Civil War, Putnam ( New York, NY), 2002. Putnam's Sons, 345 Hudson St., New York, NY 10014. Education: Graduate of Bryn Mawr College. Born in Richmond, VA mother's name Miriam married children:

Evvy's Civil War by Miriam Brenaman