Wiechman, Kathy Cannon

"It's 1937 and a storm is brewing over the town of Ironton, Ohio, and in the home of Pete and Gus Brinkmeyer. The two teenage brothers, once close, struggle with the growing differences in their relationship. When the Ohio River floods their town and the brothers are separated, each must discover his own strengths to survive and ultimately heal the fracture"--OCLC.

Lee, fifteen, yearns for his father's respect. So when his older brother, Nate, has an accident that prevents him from joining the Union army, Lee enlists instead.

"It is 1932, in Harlan County, Kentucky. Times are tough in the mining community, especially for thirteen-year-old Adabel Cutler's family. As they fight to survive, Adabel has to figure out her own identity while dealing with her volatile father, her dutiful sister, her defiant brother, and her mother's disappearance, which she can't seem to remember"--Amazon.com.