“Two Tremendous Stories’’
By Tyler Mason

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I am going to write about two amazing stories I read. I will compare and contrast, “Civil War on Sunday” by Mary Pope Osborne and “Revolutionary War on Wednesday” by Mary Pope Osborne.
There are some similarities in these two exciting stories about famous wars. First of all, both books have the characters Jack and Annie. Both books have a Prologue that tells about a magic tree house and takes them to the places in the book series. In both books the kids met famous people. In “Civil War on Sunday,” Annie meets Clara Barton . . . “a famous Civil War nurse.” In “Revolutionary War on Wednesday,” Jack and Annie met the commander-in-chief, George Washington. In these two books Jack and Annie get a better understanding of American history. In “Civil War on Sunday,” the book talked about how the United States was divided over the issue of slavery. In “Revolutionary War on Wednesday,” the book taught how General George Washington helped America become independent.
Although both stories have a lot of similarities, there are specific differences as well. In “Civil War on Sunday,” America fought against itself, but in “Revolutionary War on Wednesday,” America fought against England. Also, in “Civil War on Sunday,” Jack and Annie help the nurses in the field hospitals, but in “Revolutionary War on Wednesday,” they were accused of being spies. Finally, in “Civil War on Sunday,” Jack and Annie met John the drummer boy, who they are related to, but in “Revolutionary War on Wednesday,” they did not meet anyone they were related to.
In conclusion, both stories were very exciting to read. In “Civil War on Sunday,” I liked when Jack and Annie met John. I also enjoyed when they met Clara Barton. In “Revolutionary War on Wednesday,” I enjoyed when Jack and Annie met George Washington. I also liked when they encouraged George Washington to keep the men moving. My favorite was “Civil War on Sunday,” because it made me wonder if I was related to anyone who fought in the Civil War. I found out I am related to General Sherman and Benjamin Jellison, a Medal of Honor winner.

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