Download or read book Behind the Lines written by Isabelle Holland and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 1994 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's 1863, and Katie O'Farrell's brother may have to go to war in place of a wealthy man's son. Like Katie's father, the entire Irish community of New York City feels that slavery is not their problem, but soon the city explodes in violence as the New York Draft Riots begin.