Across Five Aprils is a novel by Irene Hunt, set in the Civil War era. Jethro Creighton, the main character, was Irene Hunt's real grandfather. He told her the stories, and she wrote them down to be Across Five Aprils. Plot summary In the beginning of the story, Jethro Creighton is a nine year old who lives on a quiet Southern Illinois farm just before the Civil War. He has always been a hard worker, and he helps out a lot around the farm. However, when a good friend of his (Shadrach Yale) returns from town with the news that the Civil War has officially begun, Jethro?s world turns upside-down. Having four brothers, Jethro is quick to discover that they all are eager to fight? But Jethro must then struggle with the split between them, as two go to the Union Army and one goes to the Confederacy. Later one, his good friend Shad and his brother John also joins the Union. As the battle heats up, s

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