| Soldier Boy Contributor(s): Burks, Brian (Author) |
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ISBN: 0152012192 ISBN-13: 9780152012199 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $12.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1997 Annotation: When teenage Johnny "the Kid" McBane refuses to lose a fixed fight, he flees Chicago and winds up in an army recruiter's office, answering some tough questions. Harder still, he discovers, are the questions he raises for himself once he's a private in the cavalry, learning about horses, guns, Indians--and killing for reasons he can't understand. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Westerns - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - General (see Also Headings Under Family) - Young Adult Fiction | Coming Of Age |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 96030289 |
| Lexile Measure: 820 |
| Physical Information: 0.42" H x 4.2" W x 6.87" (0.20 lbs) 160 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 52021 Reading Level: 5.6 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This gripping historical novel set during the final years of the Indian Wars explores army life in the American West as it details one boy's struggle to become a man. |
Contributor Bio(s): Burks, Brian: - Brian Burks' published works include Runs With Horses, Soldier Boy, and Wrango, which was awarded the Western Writers of America Spur Award for Best Western Juvenile Fiction. |