Rifles for Watie

Author: Harold Keith

A captivating and richly detailed novel about one young soldier who saw the Civil War from both sides and lived to tell the tale.

Earnest, plain-spoken sixteen-year-old Jeff Bussey has finally gotten his father’s consent to join the Union volunteers. It’s 1861 in Linn County, Kansas, and Jeff is eager to fight for the North before the war is over, which he’s sure will be soon.

$19.99

SKU 9780064470308 Categories Ambleside Online, Historical Fiction (13-18), Year 5 Tags American History, civil war

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Weeks turn to months, the marches through fields and woods prove endless, hunger and exhaustion seem to take up permanent residence in Jeff’s bones, and he learns what it really means to fight in battle—and to lose friends. When he finds himself among enemy troops, he’ll have to put his life on the line to advance the Union cause.

As a winner of the Newbery Medal , An ALA Notable Children’s Book, Winner of the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, Rifles for Watie is a strong choice for independent reading and for sharing in a classroom and for homeschooling.