Reading Level: 4-6 grades (4 out of 5)
Young Hoosier Award winner Ghost Soldier is a ghost story with historical twist. Dealing with the fact that his mother walked out on him and his father three years ago, Alexander, age 13, still hopes for her return. So when his father plans a vacation to North Carolina to visit a widow and her children, Alex is upset. While the group is touring a Civil War battlefield, Alex’s gift of seeing ghosts of events long past reappears.
Richard Francis Chamblee cannot rest in peace until he finds out what became of his family after the war. Reluctantly Alex agrees to help Rich discover the fate of his family whose homestead was in the path of Sherman’s march. Through Rich, Alexander learns some history of the Civil War, from the south’s point of view and finds answers to questions over one hundred years old.
Rich also helps Alex accept his mother’s exit from his life and his father’s need to move on.
Young Hoosier Award winner Ghost Soldier is a ghost story with historical twist. Dealing with the fact that his mother walked out on him and his father three years ago, Alexander, age 13, still hopes for her return. So when his father plans a vacation to North Carolina to visit a widow and her children, Alex is upset. While the group is touring a Civil War battlefield, Alex’s gift of seeing ghosts of events long past reappears.
Richard Francis Chamblee cannot rest in peace until he finds out what became of his family after the war. Reluctantly Alex agrees to help Rich discover the fate of his family whose homestead was in the path of Sherman’s march. Through Rich, Alexander learns some history of the Civil War, from the south’s point of view and finds answers to questions over one hundred years old.
Rich also helps Alex accept his mother’s exit from his life and his father’s need to move on.
Ghost Soldier is a book of mystery, paranormal and history. It was the Young Hoosier Award winner for the school year 2003 – 2004 selected by students in the intermediate grades. The author, Elaine Marie Alphin is an Indiana author.
M. Churley
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