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The Button

By: Evelyn Joyce Nicholson Keels
Narrated by: Joycelyn Keels Armstrong
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Pat Sheehy, a twelve-year old girl, recounts her journey from Baltimore, MD back to her home in Asheville, NC after the American Civil War. Along the way, she befriends a Union Soldier, Daniel Burgess, and together their perspectives paint a picture of the Civil War and its aftermath.

Pat meets characters who exhibit unusual hospitality, even when there was very little to share. Daniel retells life as an Army Chaplain through his diary, imbuing the realities of war. Although Daniel is older and may seem wiser, it is Pat who teaches us how to remain hopeful when all seems lost.

©2025 Joycelyn Keels Armstrong (P)2025 Joycelyn Keels Armstrong
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