FREE: CHARLIE SKEDADDLE by PATRICIA BEATTY

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Paperback award winning historical Civil War fiction book, 186 pages, ISBN 0-8167-1317-0

Grade 5-8-Jeff Woodman narrates Patricia Beatty's powerful story (Troll, pap. 1996) of Charley Quinn, a 12-year-old street tough Bowery Boy from New York City who, during the Civil War, runs away from home and enlists as a drummer boy with the Union Army. Seeking to avenge his older brother's death at Gettysburg, Charley is proud to be a soldier until he gets his first taste of battle. Terrified, he "skedaddles" into the Blue Ridge Mountains where he is befriended by Granny Bent, a cantankerous old abolitionist mountain woman. Pretending to be mute, Charley helps Granny with chores, proves his courage by killing a mountain lion, evades Rebel soldiers, and wins the love of shy Sarie Giffen. In doing these things, Charley discovers the greed that motivated both sides of the Mason-Dixon line and learns the true meaning of honor and cowardice. Students studying the Civil War will be entranced as Woodman captures Charley's personality brilliantly, and brings history to life by introducing listeners to interesting characters, witty dialogue, and descriptive settings based on actual Civil War records and memoirs.

CONDITION- shows minor wear to the covers with browning of the pages. Otherwise it is in good condition.