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Simon Spotlight, September 2005
Hardcover, 48 pages
ISBN-10: 0689839650
ISBN-13: 9780689839658
Grades: 1 - 3
Awards and Nominations
- CCBC Choices (Cooperative Children's Book Council)
- Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award
Description
Johnny loves his uncle and his master's mule, but he hates being a slave. So when he's asked to join the Union army, he accepts. Being a soldier is hard work, and Johnny wonders if he made the right choice. But when the army needs him, Johnny knows it's up to him to come to the rescue!
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