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Divided Decade Collection Boxed Set Kindle Edition

by Michelle Isenhoff (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 5 ratings
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Series nominated for the 2012 Great Michigan Read.

The Divided Decade Collection includes three stand-alone novels that view the American Civil War through three different lenses. All three have been highly acclaimed by home-schoolers and teachers like and are regularly purchased for classroom use. The books can be read out of order. Set also includes two bonus short stories. Over 500 pages.

THE CANDLE STAR
After a tantrum, Emily Preston is shipped from her plantation home to her inn-keeping uncle in Detroit. There Emily meets Malachi, son of freed slaves, who challenges many ideas she grew up believing. But when Emily stumbles upon two runaways hidden in her uncle's barn, she finds that old ways die hard. And Mr. Burrows, the charming Southern slave catcher, is only yards away, lodged in the hotel.

BLOOD OF PIONEERS
Hannah Wallace craves excitement, but all local adventures dried up long ago, when her parents unpacked their wagon on the Michigan frontier. Then war breaks out and her father and older brother leave to fight the Confederacy. Hannah is left at home chafing under the boredom of never-ending chores, jealous of her brother's lucky opportunity, and haunted by old memories--until unscrupulous speculators set their sights on the unmanned farm. The one place she longs to leave suddenly becomes the one place she'll risk everything to save.

BENEATH THE SLASHINGS
(Slashings--n. Broken branches, splintered trunks, and other debris left on the ground after lumbering: The slashings lay strewn about like casualties of war, cold, gray and skeletal.)

Grace Nickerson's life has been shattered by four years of war. She's desperate to return to a sense of normalcy, but soon after her father returns, he sells the farm and drags the family to a lumber camp in Michigan's northern wilderness. Living in the primitive camp is dangerous enough, with its rough loggers and hard-bitten soldiers, but then a series of accidents prove intentional. Who is sabotaging the camp, and why? Will the winter in the woods bring the healing Grace's family needs? Or will it drive a wedge between Grace and her father?

Likened to the rich literary style of Ann Rinaldi but with its own twist of adventure, the Divided Decade Collection wraps American history in an exciting, kid-pleasing package. Find out why so many teachers have incorporated this Civil War historical fiction series into classrooms across the country.

Save significantly over individual titles; purchase the boxed set today and open a door to America's past for your child.

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**If you'd like to browse reviews before you purchase this boxed set, please see the Amazon listings for individual titles. Those are still intact.
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  1. Reading age
    8 - 13 years
  2. Print length
    433 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    3 - 8
  5. Publication date
    November 22, 2013
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  7. Word Wise
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    On Kindle Scribe
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About the Author

MICHELLE ISENHOFF writes for teens, tweens, and kids as old as 91. Her work has been reader-nominated for a Cybils Award, the Great Michigan Read, and the Maine Student Book Award. She's also placed as a semi-finalist in the Kindle Book Review Book Awards, a finalist in the Wishing Shelf Book Awards, and earned multiple Readers' Favorite 5 Star seals of approval. A former teacher and current homeschooler, Michelle has been lauded by the education community for the literary quality of her work, which is regularly purchased for classroom use. Her series include historical fiction, fantasy, and sci-fi for children. More recently, she has enjoyed writing historical fiction with a touch of romance for older teens and women.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00C8YDWTW
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 22, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1151 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 433 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 5 ratings

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MICHELLE ISENHOFF's work has been reader-nominated for a Cybils Award, the Great Michigan Read, and the Maine Student Book Award. She's also placed as a semi-finalist in the Kindle Book Review Book Awards, a finalist in the Wishing Shelf Book Awards, and earned multiple Readers' Favorite 5 Star seals of approval. A former teacher and longtime homeschooler, Michelle has written extensively in the children's genre and been lauded by the education community for the literary quality of her work. These days, she writes full time in the adult historical fiction and speculative fiction genres. To keep up with new releases, sign up for her newsletter at http://hyperurl.co/new-release-list.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Loved these books!
Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2019
Emily was a Southern girl who thought slaves working on he family's plantation was how things should be. Emily LOVED living on the wonderful cotton plantation and was happy there. When her parents decide to send her to her Uncle's place in Detroit, Michigan for a holiday, she was FURIOUS! (Actually, she got in trouble for her temper and her parents thought her Uncle Isaac would teach her to be disciplined). In Detroit, Emily not only had to WORK in her uncle's hotel, but she had to work with freed slaves! Emily soon finds out she can't boss the freed slaves around. She becomes friends with Malachi, the son of a freed slave. Malachi sees good in Emily and tries to show her that black and white people are the same. Emily won't listen... at first. When Emily sees a run-away slave's bloody leg and sees that the blood is red, just like hers, she is shocked. Emily realizes that her Uncle actually helps runaway slaves and she is torn between the way she was raised and what she has just learned. The bounty hunters are looking for the slaves! What will Emily do?!?

The Candle Star is the first book in Mrs. Isenhoff's Divided Decade Trilogy. I already read and reviewed book 2 "Broken Ladders" I know, I know, I read them out-of-order, but it is OK to do that!

First of all I have to tell you that I am a HUGE fan of historical fiction books and Mrs. Isenhoff has made me an even bigger fan by reading "The Candle Star"! I really liked the character of Malachi because he was trying to show Emily that black and white skinned people are the same. Malachi was calm, intelligent and persuading. Emily was also a good character. She really made me mad sometimes but other times I felt like cheering her on! I learned a bunch about slavery, racism and the Underground Railroad from the book. I could imagine myself actually in the places Mrs. Isenhoff was describing. There is also a section in the back of the book that talks about the actual historical events mentioned in the book which I thought was nice. The only thing I would change is that the story wouldn't have ended! I am waiting for the third book in the series called "Beneath the Slashings" to be released hopefully sometime this year!

I highly recommend this book. I think the book is good for kids 8+ and adults. It is a good clean read for kids. There are some more grown-up topics like slavery in the book, but it is kid-friendly.
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Annie Douglass Lima
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Historical Fiction - Highly Recommended!
Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2019
Candlestar:
I loved this book! I had read Ella Wood (the sequel) first, and then I couldn't wait to go back and read Candle Star. Even though I read them out of order, both books still made sense (though I would definitely recommend reading this one first). I learned more about that time period and the differences between the North and the South, and the story was so interesting I could hardly put the book down. The author has quite a way with words, and there were many beautifully descriptive phrases (in both books, actually) that just made me smile and shake my head in admiration. I teach 5th grade, and I'm considering using this book with my class next year (or at the very least, recommending it to my students).

Beneath the Slashings:
This was a great book! I love well-written historical fiction, because I end up learning history without even meaning to. Isenhoff definitely accomplished that effectively! I had no idea what life was like in a lumber camp just after the Civil War, and now I feel as though I've lived in one myself. The characters are all realistically portrayed, and I almost seem to know them personally now. I can't wait to read the rest of her Divided Decade trilogy!

Blood of Pioneers:
Besides being historically accurate and educational, this book was well written and entertaining. I had a hard time putting it down. Highly recommended!
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cloudbird
5.0 out of 5 stars I love this series!
Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2019
I read the individual books in this series and absolutely loved them, especially CANDLE STAR. Isenhoff has a way of storytelling that uses simple words to create spectacular, vivid images. Her characters have depth and are relatable to tweens, teens, and adults. These books also show tremendous research. I actually used them in a U.S. History unit while home schooling (and the kids loved them, too). So so so good!
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