The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg (Scholastic Gold)
Book Details
Author(s)
Philbrick, Rodman
Publisher
Scholastic Paperbacks
ISBN / ASIN
0439668212
ISBN-13
9780439668217
Availability
In Stock.
Sales Rank
#113,507
Category
Juvenile Fiction
Marketplace
United States 🇺🇸
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Description
A dramatic, witty Civil War tale from bestselling author Rodman Philbrick
Master storyteller Rodman Philbrick takes readers on a colorful journey as young Homer Figg sets off to follow his brother into the thick of the Civil War. Through a series of fascinating events, Homer's older brother has been illegally sold to the Union Army. It is up to Homer to find him and save him. Along the way, he encounters strange but real people of that era: two tricksters who steal his money, a snake-oil salesman, a hot-air balloonist, and finally, the Maine regiment who saved Little Round Top at the Battle of Gettysburg and won the war for the Union. (copy continues)
Master storyteller Rodman Philbrick takes readers on a colorful journey as young Homer Figg sets off to follow his brother into the thick of the Civil War. Through a series of fascinating events, Homer's older brother has been illegally sold to the Union Army. It is up to Homer to find him and save him. Along the way, he encounters strange but real people of that era: two tricksters who steal his money, a snake-oil salesman, a hot-air balloonist, and finally, the Maine regiment who saved Little Round Top at the Battle of Gettysburg and won the war for the Union. (copy continues)
Book Details:
- Format: Hardcover
- Publication Date: 1/1/2009
- Pages: 224
- Reading Level: Age 8 and Up
