The War Within vs Wind on the River: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Prejudices, United States Civil War, United States, War, History, Children's fiction
The War Within
In 1862, after Union forces expel Hannah's family from Holly Springs, Mississippi, because they are Jews, Hannah reexamines her views regarding slavery and the war.
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Wind on the River
In 1863, fifteen-year-old Private Allen of South Carolina, captured at the Battle of Gettysburg, decides to switch his allegiance to the Union and is sent to fight "savages" in Dakota Territory, where he confronts his…
The verdict
- Readers rate The War Within highest: The War Within 4.0 · Wind on the River 3.6.
- The War Within has the widest readership — 156 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| The War Within | Wind on the River | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (156) | 3.4 (24) |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (2) | — |
| Google Books | 4.0 (1) | — |
Reception
| The War Within | Wind on the River | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 156 | 24 |
| Editions | 7 | 4 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 39 |
| Reading it now | — | 4 |
| Written reviews | — | 6 |
| Wikipedia attention | 39 | — |
| Pages | 154 | 156 |