The River Between Us

This is an okay book written by Richard Peck. A steamboat whistle splits the air one evening, and with it, all is changed for fifteen-year-old Tilly Pruitt and her family. They’ve been living in a muddy little Mississippi River town in Illinois, fearing the approach of the Civil War. Her twin brother Noah has been marching and drilling with the other boys in town, preparing to be soldiers for either the South or the North. The boat from New Orleans docks and two young women walk out. When Tilly’s mother invites them both to stay, everything changes for the family.