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Simon Spotlight, 2007-01-01

From Slave to Soldier: Based on a True Civil War Story (Ready-To-Read Level 3)

From Slave to Soldier: Based on a True Civil War Story (Ready-To-Read Level 3)

Ready-To-Read, Ready-To-Reads, Ready-To-Read - Level 3 (Quality), and Ready-To-Read - Level 3

Deborah Hopkinson, Author

Brian Floca, Illustrator

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SKU:9780689839665

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With simple but engaging text, paintings, and an illuminating author's note telling the true account of a young slave who joins the Union Army, this tale of a real person's role in the Civil War is ideal for beginning readers and burgeoning history buffs. Full color.
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Age Range • 6-8

Pages • 48

Subjects • Slavery • Soldiers • African Americans • Mules • United States • History • Drovers • Civil War • 1861-1865

Categories • Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Beginner • Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 19th Century

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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