Though Tilly has never left Grand Tower, she and Delphine travel to Cairo, Illinois, where the Union Army is stationed. With help from the handsome Dr. Hutchings, Tilly and Delphine nurse …

Sep 29, 2003 · Noah and Tilly, twins, board the women in their home and are mesmerized by the New Orleans travelers Delphine and Calinda. Delphine is a glamorous young woman, while …

Set against the backdrop of the looming Civil War in 1861, "The River Between Us" by Richard Peck follows Tilly Pruitt, who is struggling to keep her family afloat while her brother Noah …

The story revolves around the arrival of a mysterious young woman, Tilly Pruitt, and her enigmatic mother, Delphine. As the war rages on, the townspeople find themselves grappling with …

It tells the story of the unlikely friendship that develops between two white teenage girls, the sophisticated, Southern Delphine and the farm-living, Northern Tilly.

Into their lives come Delphine Duval and Calinda, two teenagers from New Orleans who mysteriously step off a steamboat and decide to board with the Pruitts. When Noah goes to …

Jun 21, 2005 · No one in town knows what to make of the two strangers, and so the rumors fly. Is Delphine's companion a slave? Could they be spies for the South? Are the Pruitts traitors? A …

One day, Noah, Tilly's twin, slips away in the night, off to war like most of the other young boys and men. Tilly and Delphine set off to bring Delphine's love and Tilly's brother back home to …

His wife, Tilly, and her twin brother Noah (who lost an arm in the war), and Aunt Delphine make up the rest of the household living alone in a house on a ridge called the Devil’s Backbone.

Jul 7, 2008 · A fateful trip to find Noah leads to unexpected discoveries about Delphine and Calinda. Delphine and Tilly find themselves nursing wounded soldiers back to health; and, the …