The River Between Us By Richard Peck (Audio) Book Review

      I recently re-listened to the novel, The River Between Us by Richard Peck.  I first experienced this work back in high school and I loved it even then.
      Peck is an award winning novelist that writes mostly historical fiction, coming of ages stories about young people in odd and funny situations.
      Being a fan of his for many years I have read most of his novels, this novel is a little out of the ordinary for him because it is a darker piece about the Civil War.
      The story is split in two, starting with a young boy going on a road trip with his father and younger brother during the early 1900's, and the story his grandmother is telling him about her life during the Civil War. I remember being very confused the first time through this book, because the back cover said it was about a girl in the 1800's and not only was it the wrong time period in the beginning but the narrator starts out as a man and then switches to a woman when the story changes.
     This is a great book that shows the war from a girl's perspective.  It also has an almost ghost story undertone ( as you can tell by the cover) that makes for a more thrilling story.
     Richard Peck weaves a tale that is both dark and gritty, but somehow still innocent and hopeful. the characters, plot and dialogue has a richness that only he can create.
    I highly recommend this for Civil War buffs, YA readers and anyone who enjoys a really well written book.