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The perilous road / William O. Steele ; with an introduction by Jean Fritz.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Orlando : Harcourt, 2004.Edition: 1st Harcourt Young Classics edDescription: 156 p. ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 0152052038
  • 0152052046 (pbk.)
  • 9780152052034
  • 9780152052041 (pbk.)
Subject(s): Summary: Fourteen-year-old Chris, bitterly hating the Yankees for invading his Tennessee mountain home, learns a difficult lesson about the waste of war and the meaning of tolerance and courage when he reports the approach of a Yankee supply troop to the Confederates, only to learn that his brother is probably part of that troop.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Fiction Steele, William O Available 33111005401183
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A 1959 Newbery Honor Book



The heartbreaking, bitter view of the Civil War as experienced by Chris Brabson, whose brother is fighting for the "wrong" side.

"An Odyssey/Harcourt Young Classic."

Fourteen-year-old Chris, bitterly hating the Yankees for invading his Tennessee mountain home, learns a difficult lesson about the waste of war and the meaning of tolerance and courage when he reports the approach of a Yankee supply troop to the Confederates, only to learn that his brother is probably part of that troop.

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