My reaction to this novel is you should always treat your mom with respect even though in this story Rosco and his sister were yelled at a lot it doesn’t matter. I also learned that these kids wanted to have their world safe. At the end of the day I still don't think that I would have went into the union army I think that's too much.

SILENT THUNDER A Civil War Story
By Andrea Davis Pinkney
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grade 6 | n/a | 5.4 | 43001 |
In 1862 eleven-year-old Summer and her thirteen-year-old brother Rosco take turns describing how life on the quiet Virginia plantation where they are slaves is affected by the Civil War.
Publisher: Argo-Navis
ISBN-13: 9780786753642
ISBN-10: 0786753641
Published on 10/21/2012
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 224