Rinaldi attributes her interest in history to her son, who enlisted her to take part in historical reenactments up and down the East Coast. A self-made writer and newspaper columnist for twenty-one years, Ms. In 1882, when Fanny's sister Roseanna runs off with young Johnse Hatfield, the hatred between the two clans explodes.Īs the killings, abductions, raids, and heartbreak escalate bitterly and senselessly, Fanny, the sole voice of reason, realizes that she is powerless to stop the fighting and must learn to rise above the petty natures of her family and neighbors to find her own way out of the hatred.ĪNN RINALDI is an award-winning author best known for bringing history vividly to life. From that day forward, along the ragged ridges of the West Virginia-Kentucky line, the Hatfields and the McCoys have operated not withing the law but within mountain codes of their own making. Reading Level: 4.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 7.0įanny McCoy has lived in fear and anger ever since that day in 1878 when a dispute with the Hatfields over the ownership of a few pigs set her family on a path of hatred and revenge.

Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Violence Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 19th Century

The Coffin Quilt: The Feud Between the Hatfields and the McCoysīinding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & EditionsĪnnotation: An award-winning author presents a fictional account of one of the most famous family feuds in history: feud between the Hatfields and McCoys.Ĭlick for more in this series: Great Episodes (Paperback)

The Coffin Quilt by Ann Rinaldi