Heroes Who Risked Everything for Freedom: Civil War (Secrets of American History)

Lakin, P. (2017). Heroes Who Risked Everything for Freedom: Civil War (Secrets of American History). New York: Simon Spotlight. 48 pages, Grades 1-3, Literature/ History/Fiction, ISBN 978-1481499729

The civil war was an important event in the United States of America. It was a war between the Northern and Southern part of America, it was a war to put an end to slavery in the United States. Patrica Lakin's book writes about the heroes that bravely done extraordinary acts to end slavery in the civil war. These heroes were brave and sneaky spies of different races and sexes. This book mentions about the heroic deeds they had done to inform what their enemies plan to execute to the Union. Many deaths had been avoided because of their bravery, and eventually When the civil rights act was enacted, it lead to the freedom of the African Americans in the United States.

This is a clear and well-written book. I love how it writes about the unmentioned heroes in the civil war and I like how it mentions what heroic acts they did and how significant was it for the Union. It also has additional information about the American flag in its earlier days. It mentions how it changed throughout the years. It also has some fun activities that kids can do at the end of the book. I enjoy reading it very much and I know that other children would enjoy this as well.

Reviewed by: Celestine K. Shek