{"schema_version":"bf_book_companion_v1","release_id":"20260417T232332Z","book":{"amazon_purchase_url":"https://www.amazon.com/dp/0531266222?tag=bookfrontier-20","asin":"0531266222","authors":["Peter Benoit"],"book_id":"9780531266229","canonical_url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/the-civil-war-a-true-book-the-civil-war-0531266222","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780531266229.jpg?v=20260417T232332Z%3A2026-04-17T23%3A23%3A32Z","description":"An introduction the civil war for young readers. This book introduces readers (Grades 3-5) to the American Civil War, detailing the war's causes, key battles, notable generals and other persons involved in the war, and how the end of the war affected life in the United States.","forthcoming":false,"isbn13":"9780531266229","publication_date":"20110908","publisher":"Scholastic Inc.","slug":"the-civil-war-a-true-book-the-civil-war","subtitle":"","title":"The Civil War"},"discovery":{"categories":{"all":[{"bisac_code":"JNF025270","confidence_band":"high","label":"Civil War Era (U.S.)","score":0.8408,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"HIS036050","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Civil War Era","score":0.7906,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"HIS027250","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Civil Wars","score":0.7677,"source":"bisac_hint_model"}],"hint":[{"bisac_code":"JNF025270","confidence_band":"high","label":"Civil War Era (U.S.)","score":0.8408,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"HIS036050","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Civil War Era","score":0.7906,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"HIS027250","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Civil Wars","score":0.7677,"source":"bisac_hint_model"}],"publisher":[{"bisac_code":"JNF025000","confidence_band":"high","label":"History / General","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"JNF025270","confidence_band":"high","label":"Civil War Era (U.S.)","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"}]},"genres":[{"label":"Civil War Era (U.S.)","score":0.8408,"slug":"civil-war-era-u-s"},{"label":"Civil War Era","score":0.7906,"slug":"civil-war-era"},{"label":"Civil Wars","score":0.7677,"slug":"civil-wars"}],"reader_fit":["Good for readers who enjoy Civil War Era (U.S.)","Good for readers interested in american","Good for readers who enjoy Civil War Era (U.S.) and Civil War Era."],"related_lists":[{"intro":"","slug":"shelf-his027250-military-civil-wars-see-also-united-states-civil-war-period-1850-1877","title":"Military Civil Wars ( See Also United States Civil War (1850 1877 Books","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/lists/shelf-his027250-military-civil-wars-see-also-united-states-civil-war-period-1850-1877"},{"intro":"","slug":"shelf-his036050-united-states-civil-war-period-1850-1877","title":"United States Civil War (1850 1877) Books","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/lists/shelf-his036050-united-states-civil-war-period-1850-1877"}],"series":null,"similar_books":[{"authors":["DK","D.K. Publishing"],"book_id":"9780744062519","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780744062519.jpg?v=20260417T232332Z%3A2026-04-17T23%3A23%3A32Z","score":21.2508,"title":"Eyewitness the Civil War","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780744062519"},{"authors":["Jim O'Connor","Who HQ","John Mantha","James Bennett"],"book_id":"9780448462868","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780448462868.jpg?v=20260417T232332Z%3A2026-04-17T23%3A23%3A32Z","score":20.4956,"title":"What Was the Battle of Gettysburg?","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780448462868"},{"authors":["Catherine Clinton"],"book_id":"9781546136354","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9781546136354.jpg?v=20260417T232332Z%3A2026-04-17T23%3A23%3A32Z","score":18.9615,"title":"Battles of the American Civil War","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9781546136354"},{"authors":["Kenneth C. Davis"],"book_id":"9780061806735","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780061806735.jpg?v=20260417T232332Z%3A2026-04-17T23%3A23%3A32Z","score":18.7972,"title":"Don't Know Much About the Civil War","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780061806735"},{"authors":["Richard D. Sears"],"book_id":"9780813122465","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780813122465.jpg?v=20260417T232332Z%3A2026-04-17T23%3A23%3A32Z","score":18.5606,"title":"Camp Nelson, Kentucky","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780813122465"},{"authors":["Kekla Magoon","Amerigo Pinelli"],"book_id":"9781782693055","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9781782693055.jpg?v=20260417T232332Z%3A2026-04-17T23%3A23%3A32Z","score":17.1874,"title":"The Flag Never Touched the Ground","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9781782693055"},{"authors":["Bonnie Bader","Who HQ","John O'Brien"],"book_id":"9780448479095","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780448479095.jpg?v=20260417T232332Z%3A2026-04-17T23%3A23%3A32Z","score":17.1084,"title":"Who Was Robert E. Lee?","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780448479095"},{"authors":["Amy Murrell Taylor"],"book_id":"9781469643625","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9781469643625.jpg?v=20260417T232332Z%3A2026-04-17T23%3A23%3A32Z","score":16.1453,"title":"Embattled Freedom","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9781469643625"}],"topics":[{"evidence_refs":["keyword:books aboout american history"],"label":"History","score":0.9238,"slug":"history"},{"evidence_refs":["keyword:war books for kids"],"label":"Kids","score":0.2279,"slug":"kids"}],"what_you_get":["Themes: History, Kids.","Reading lane: Civil War Era (u.s.) and Civil War Era.","Publisher: Scholastic Inc.."]},"llm_signals":null,"source_presence":{"amazon":true,"book_detail":true,"goodreads":true,"llm_signals":false,"similarity_seed":true},"stats":{"amazon_ratings_count":0,"goodreads_ratings_count":22,"goodreads_reviews_count":5,"quality_score":0.8438}}