Across Five Aprils

Across Five Aprils

First edition
Author	Irene Hunt
Illustrator	Albert John Pucci
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Historical novel
Publisher	Follett
Publication date	1964
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages	190
ISBN

Across Five Aprils is a novel by Irene Hunt, published in 1964 and winner of the 1965 Newbery Honor, set in the Civil War era. Hunt was close to her grandfather who told her stories from his youth, which she incorporated into Across Five Aprils. Across Five Aprils is often considered the first YA novel.

The novel was adapted to screen in 1990 by Kevin Meyer and starred Todd Duffey and Miriam Byrd-Nethery.