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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is the story of four children and their discovery of another world called Narnia, a world of fauns, witches and magic, in the back of an old wardrobe. This literature unit explores the stories of fantasy and magic, struggles between good and evil, sacrifices one hero makes to save another and other themes through vocabulary activities, quizzes, hands-on-projects and cooperative learning activities.

Jefferson Davis Bussey is sixteen when the Civil War breaks out. He can''t wait to leave his Kansas farm and defend the Union against Colonel Watie, the leader of the dreaded Cherokee Indian rebels. But Jeff soon learns that there''s more to our war than honor and glory. As an infantry soldier, he must march for miles, exhausted and near starvation. He sees friends die in battle. He knows that each move he makes could be his last. Then Jeff is sent to infiltrate the enemy camp as a spy. And it is there that he makes his most important discovery: The rebels are just men - and boys - like him. The only difference between them is their cause. Passing himself off as a rebel, Jeff waits for the information he needs to help the Union conquer the enemy forces. But when the time comes, Jeff finds himself up against a very difficult decision. Should he betray the enemy? Or join them?

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