Yankee Belles in Dixie (Bonnets and Bugles Series #2)

By Gilbert Morris

Book Overview

Leah travels to Washington D.C. with her father to share the Gospel with soldiers. Jeff briefly joins them and travels north into Union territory to search for his captured father. Later, Leah and her sister Sarah travel south to Richmond, in Confederate territory, to care for their ailing uncle Silas, and Leah has to defend her sister against charges of treason.

Yankee Belles in Dixie is the second of a ten book series, that tells the story of two close families find themselves on different sides of the Civil War after the fall of Fort Sumter in April 1861. Thirteen year old Leah becomes a helper in the Union army with her father, who hopes to distribute Bibles to the troops. Fourteen year old Jeff becomes a drummer boy in the Confederate Army and struggles with faith while experiencing personal hardship and tragedy. The series follows Leah, Jeff, family, and friends, as they experience hope and God's grace through four years of war.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802409121
• ISBN13: 9780802409126
• Release Date: April 1995
• Publisher: Moody Publishers
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 9 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 9

Customer Reviews

The Greatest Books of All Time!!!!

This is the GREATEST series of books I have ever read in my life. Gilbert Morris talks about the war from both sides and explains what both sides were fighting for, without making one side good and the other bad. He is able to mix facts with in-depth characters. I wish the story was longer, but it's fun to think of what will happen to them next. I just want to close with saying THANK YOU GILBERT MORRIS for writing these great stories, and helping me become a better Christian.

A whole new experiance.

Sarah and Leah leave their comfortable home to go and take care of their Uncle Silas in Richmond. But they never thought that once they got there they would be a suspicious lot to everyone because they were Northerners. And when Sarah ends up being called an Union Spy, will she be able to escape back to Kentucky or be thrown into a Confederate Prison?

Really enjoyed the book.

I liked this book because it showed how 2 families on the opposite side of the civil War acted. It layed out their emotions upon which they acted. I also liked the book because the families were good examples of how to lead a strong Christian life.