Across Five Aprils

Novel, Historical novel by Irene Hunt

Blurb

Across Five Aprils is a novel by Irene Hunt, published in 1964 and winner of the 1965 Newbery Honor, set in the Civil War era. Hunt was close to her grandfather who told her stories from his youth, which she incorporated into Across Five Aprils. Across Five Aprils is often considered the first YA novel.

First Published

1964

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