A Light in the Storm: The Civil War Diary of Amelia Martin, Fenwick Island, Delaware, 1861 by Karen Hesse

A Light in the Storm: The Civil War Diary of Amelia Martin, Fenwick Island, Delaware, 1861

Dear America #15

Karen Hesse

169 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

fiction historical middle grade young adult emotional fast-paced

Description

In 1861, Amelia Martin's father is stripped of his post as a ship's captain when he is caught harboring the leader of a slave rebellion. Now he is an assistant lighthouse keeper on Fenwick Island, off the coast of Delaware--a state wedged between ...

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Moods

informative 37%
reflective 37%
emotional 25%
hopeful 25%
sad 25%
adventurous 12%
challenging 12%
dark 12%
lighthearted 12%
tense 12%

Pace

medium 50%
slow 37%
fast 12%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 66% | Plot: 33%

Strong character development?

No: 40% | Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 20%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 40% | No: 20%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 83% | Yes: 16%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 80% | It's complicated: 20%

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3.53

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