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Based on the popular historical novel by Patricia Beatty, 12-year-old Hannalee Reed recalls the charge of treason leveled against her family and 400 other Roswell mill workers during the Civil War. Accused of making cloth for Confederate uniforms, the workers were shipped to Louisville, Kentucky as prisoners of war. As students will learn, during wartime, no one—not even a courageous young girl—can remain untouched or uninvolved.

Georgia Performance Standards:

• SS5H1 - The students will explain the causes, major events, and consequences of the Civil War.
• SS8H6 - The students will analyze the impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on Georgia.
• SSUSH9 - The student will identify key events, issues, and individuals relating to the causes, course, and consequences of the Civil War.

Cathy Kaemmerlen

Cathy Kaemmerlen, professional actress, dancer and storyteller, is known for her variety of characters, one-woman shows and her rapport with audiences.

A performer and "creator of shows" since she can remember, she has toured in schools coast to coast since receiving a BA in English and Elementary Education from UNC-Charlotte and an MFA in dance performance/choreography/theatre at the University of Wisconsin.

Cathy is now a published author of General Sherman and the Georgia Belles: Tales of Women Left Behind, and Speaking Stones: Voices from Historic Oakland Cemetery. She also has a new book, Just Buzzing Around with Itty Bitty Betty, She's a Honey of a Bee, published by Pelican Press for spring, 2012. Cathy is listed with Southern Artist Profile, National Women's History Project, and the Georgia and South Carolina Arts Commission Touring Artists Rosters. She excels in making history and folktales come to life.