| Red Cap Contributor(s): Wisler, G. Clifton (Author) |
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ISBN: 0140369368 ISBN-13: 9780140369366 Publisher: Puffin Books OUR PRICE: $6.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1994 Annotation: Thirteen-year-old Ransom (later dubbed "Red Cap") thought fighting in the Civil War would be an adventure--until the day of his first battle. "A sober but important contribution to the growing number of Civil War novels".--Booklist. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - New Experience |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 90021944 |
| Lexile Measure: 820 |
| Physical Information: 0.53" H x 5.04" W x 7.75" (0.34 lbs) 176 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 7021 Reading Level: 5.4 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: R.J. thought that war would be the ultimate adventure--until he was in the middle of it. In 1862, thirteen-year-old Ransom J. Powell lies about his age and joins the Union Army as a drummer boy. At first, he is thrilled to be defending his country, but by the time he has been in his first skirmish he sees war for the brutal horror that it is. Then he and his regiment are captured and taken to Camp Sumter, a Confederate prison. With its disease and cruel guards, Camp Sumter is worse than any battlefield, and Ransom watches is friends die one by one. Will he be next? A sober but important contribution to the growing number of Civil War novels.--Booklist Vibrant characters and realistic war and prison scenes combine to make this] a compelling book.--School Library Journal |