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was one of my favorite books when we were studying the civil war, Annie was my favorite!!! A read aloud to my children, They rate itstars. I loved the history. It was not too gory for them but still gave them a true picture of the horrors of war, It makes me want to study up on the Civil War more, Even though I've been to Gettysburg more times than I can remember, I know this is written for a younger audience, but if it's well written, it's well written and this is well written, Culled from newspaper articles and personal recollections, the story of Gentle Annie, is beautifully crafted, it moves, and is moving, A lovely little biography of an extraordinary young woman, A quick read, sad but hopeful, I recently reread this book that I have read many times as a “tween, ” Its the story of an amazing, strong willed girl named Annie Ethridge and her work on the front lines during the civil war, Her true passion was nursing and being on the front lines with the men, however, she did whatever was asked of her including laundry, mending, cooking, and writing letters home for the soldiers.
Very unheard of for a women in the laters, She was a very inspiring young girl who gave her all to the men of the civil war, Many times she slept standing up in order to make more floor space for the wounded, She received awards during her service and befriended generals, Still loving this book after a lot of years! "She laughed because otherwise she would have cried, She had promised herself no one would see her do that, "

The story of a young civil war nurse, Gentle Annie tells us the true story of Anna Etheridge,

It was really, really good for a while, Captivating, interesting, well written hist, fic that is, until the end, I feel the book tried to summarize too much too quickly,

Overall, though, well told, well written, This historical novel about a Civil War nurse made me sob, Truly it did. It brought the solders' deaths to a personal level through the eyes of Annie, a nurse during the civil war who went into the battlefield with the soldiers.
In fact, it brought the entire Civil War to a personal level for me,

I have never been a big fan of historyreading and memorizing dry facts that didn't mean anything to me, It's so different when reading a historical fiction bookI feel like I know these people and can feel their anguish and pain,

This is a must read for anyone interested in the Civil Waror for anyone not interested! : Great for middle grade readers who want a quick, easy lesson in Civil War history and important figures like Annie Etheridge.
However, for older readers the story lacked the detailed history and emotional depth and plot that other historical novels especially those by an author like Ann Rinaldi demonstrate so well.

loved it I recommend it to anyone cause it's so good I read this several times when I was ten/eleven/twelve and found the story well told and interesting.
I learned some history from it, and was impressed by Annie's heroism and selfless service, as well as those she worked with, I think I may have kept going back to it, though, because I found the ending unsatisfactory, I still felt lost and restless, like Annie could never have real peace and a place of her own again,
The characters are well portrayed, the battles and storyline are clear and easy to follow, and Annie's emotions and decisions are relateable, I appreciated the humanness of it all, The story inspired me to do more research on the Civil War and the people involved in it, This book made me cry, Perhaps Ill write a full review at some point, but for now, . . I first read this book when I was probably around twelve years old, I still have the old worn copy of the book on my bookshelf, I really enjoyed the book, Even though I come from a family who had relatives fight in the Confederate army and the main character is a Union nurse, I still felt like she is a character who would stick with me.
She helped so many soldiers no matter what side they were on, She was so caring and stayed when all the other nurses left, I love to pick up this book and read it from time to time, I thought that this was a touching story of this young women who wanted to help the sick and wounded after

she lost so much, This story does have a theme of, do what is write, not what you want, While lacking in some historical details I personally enjoyed reading this book when I was younger, I love this book it's amazing it's sad that annie's best friends fiance died he was engaged to sophie but it's a great book!!!! I read and re read this so many times when I was younger.
I was reading through one of my old journals and found an entry about this book, I apparently loved it and wanted everyone to read it, I do actually remember reading it are really liking it, It would be nice to reread now that I am a bit older, But, from my younger self, . . you must read. I would have adored this book as a young girl, I still enjoyed it quite a bit, but I'm a stickler for historically accurate conversations and manners, . . so saying that a boy and girl were "gaga" over each other, and a few other things, drove me a little crazy! Another of the CivilWarcraze books, I first read this when I was about ten, and despite being a careful reader, I think I nearly read the cover clear off of it, I used to playact being Annie, This was, of course, in the days before I realized that I have a nasty habit of fainting at the sight of blood! oh my god, this was such a great book, i cried when general kearney died cuz he supported annie so much, i was really proud of will actually beinghealthy and safe all through war, but i cried the most when edwin powers died, It actually felt like i was right next to annie when he died, In spite of this being a youth book and a fictionalized account of a teenage Civil War nurse's true experience, it somehow touched my heart more than any other history or biography that I've read about those harrowing times.
I highly recommend this book, I would rate this.if I could. This book combines historical fact with fiction to create a story that older elementary as well as older readers will enjoy, Anna B. Etheridge enlisted in the Army, prepared to sew and cook, but hoping to be a nurse, Annie helped nurse soldiers who quickly grew to love her gentle ways, Gentle Annie by Mary Francis is a great book, It has a lot of action and I love how Annie travels around and see's things I never would have imagined, Annie seemed like a very interesting and lovely girl,

I think that Annie should have met a wonderful soldier that she met, I think that would have made it more romantic and interesting, but I still loved the book, This book made me happy and sad and a lot of other emotions, I love when books have emotions because that makes a great book, A fictionalized biography of Annie Etheridge, known as "Michigan Annie" or "Gentle Annie", who was a volunteer nurse w/ thend amprd Michigan Volunteer Infantry regiments in the Army of the Potomac from First Bull Run to the Siege of Petersburg.
A quick read but worthwhile, A biography of Anna Blair Etheridge, a nurse during the Civil War, from childhood through her four years of service with the Army of the Potomac, RTC Mary Francis Young was born onFebruaryin Pratt, Kansas, the daughter of Jack Fant and Mary Francis Milstead Young, When she was very young, her family moved to the Pacific Northwest, where she raised, She studied at Maryville State College, OnOctober, she married Daniel Charles Shura, who died in, They had two children: Marianne Francis Shura Spraguc and Daniel Charles Shura, OnDecember, she married Raymond C, Craig, they had a daughter Alice Barrett Craig Stout, before their divorce, Since, she wrote overbooks of various genres: childrens adventures and teen romances as Mary Francis Shura, M, F. Craig, and Meredith Hill gothic novels as Mary Craig romance novels as Alexis Hill, Mary Shura Cr Mary Francis Young was born onFebruaryin Pratt, Kansas, the daughter of Jack Fant and Mary Francis Milstead Young.
When she was very young, her family moved to the Pacific Northwest, where she raised, She studied at Maryville State College, OnOctober, she married Daniel Charles Shura, who died in, They had two children: Marianne Francis Shura Spraguc and Daniel Charles Shura, OnDecember, she married Raymond C, Craig, they had a daughter Alice Barrett Craig Stout, before their divorce, Since, she wrote overbooks of various genres: children's adventures and teen romances as Mary Francis Shura, M, F. Craig, and Meredith Hill gothic novels as Mary Craig romance novels as Alexis Hill, Mary Shura Craig and Mary S, Craig and suspense novels as M, S. Craig. Her children's novel "The Search for Grissi" received the Carl Sandburg Literary Arts Award in, and she also was nominated to the Young Hoosier Book Award, In, she was elected president of the Mystery Writers of America, She lived in Hinsdale, Illinois, where her apartment burned onDecember, At, she died of injuries suffered in the fire onJanuaryin Loyola University Medical Burn Center in Maywood, sitelink.