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\u201c<\/em>Summer Spy\u00a0is a terrific Civil War yarn.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u2013\u00a0<\/em>Children\u2019s Bookwatch<\/p>\n Tennessee was almost split in half by the Civil War. Residents of the eastern mountain region were largely pro-Union. When the state seceded in 1861, those resisting the Confederacy faced harsh retribution. Many families left the state, but Matthew and Elizabeth Burnett, who owned a farm high in the Smoky Mountains, chose to stay.<\/p>\n By 1863, Tennessee was a battleground for the clash of Union and Confederate forces. Nathaniel, the Burnett\u2019s oldest son, is a Pinkerton spy, risking his life for the Union to report on Confederate troop movements. When Nat breaks his leg in a fall, he asks his fourteen-year-old brother Jonathan to deliver vital information to the Pinkerton contact. Jonathan enjoys the solitude of mountain life and lacks his brother\u2019s daring spirit, but he agrees to go.<\/p>\n In his first confrontation with a Confederate officer, Jonathan manages to quell his jittery stomach by imitating Nat. Later, his resourcefulness is tested in a midnight battle with bushwhackers. An unexpected detainment in a Confederation camp and his friendship with Onesimus, a young black slave, convince Jonathan that \u201cthere is no winning under either flag.\u201d<\/p>\n Summer Spy\u00a0<\/em>is the story of a boy whose unswerving determination to fulfill a promise to his brother carries him through each personal challenge until he finally realizes his own strength and courage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":34617,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_cat":[557,556,386],"product_tag":[],"composite_virtual":false,"composite_layout":"","composite_add_to_cart_form_location":"","composite_editable_in_cart":false,"composite_sold_individually_context":"","composite_shop_price_calc":"","composite_components":[],"composite_scenarios":[],"bundled_by":[],"bundle_stock_status":"instock","bundle_stock_quantity":null,"bundle_virtual":false,"bundle_layout":"","bundle_add_to_cart_form_location":"","bundle_editable_in_cart":false,"bundle_sold_individually_context":"","bundle_item_grouping":"","bundle_min_size":"","bundle_max_size":"","bundled_items":[],"bundle_sell_ids":[],"yoast_head":"\n