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HarperCollins, 1987-25-09

Rifles for Watie

Rifles for Watie

Harold Keith, Author

Mass Market Paperbound

9780064470308

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"This full-length junior novel should hold a place with the best Civil War fiction for young people. The fighting takes place in the West. . . . A young farm boy joins the Union forces, becomes a scout . . . There is suspense in the telling and many a colorful character".--The Horn Book.
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A nuanced portrayal of a young soldier’s shifting perspective. This historical novel invites reflection on justice, loyalty, and the human cost of war—offering a rare view of the Civil War’s complexities.

Keywords and Themes: Action & Adventure • Change • Classics • Coming of Age • Conflict • Courage • Growth • Historical • Honor • Integrity • Justice • Loyalty • Perspective • Responsibility • Romance • United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) • United States - Colonial & Revolutionary Periods • War & Military • Westerns • Young Adult Fiction

Readability • 6.1

Age Range • 13-0

Pages • 352

Subjects • History • United States • Civil War • 1861-1865 • Watie • Stand

Categories • Young Adult Fiction | Classics • Young Adult Fiction | Historical | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) • Young Adult Fiction | Action & Adventure • Young Adult Fiction | Coming of Age • Young Adult Fiction | War & Military • Young Adult Fiction | Westerns • Young Adult Fiction | Historical | United States - Colonial & Revolutionary Periods • Young Adult Fiction | Romance | Historical

Jefferson Davis Bussey is sixteen when the Civil War breaks out. He can't wait to leave his Kansas farm and defend the Union against Colonel Watie, the leader of the dreaded Cherokee Indian rebels.

But Jeff soon learns that there's more to our war than honor and glory. As an infantry soldier, he must march for miles, exhausted and near starvation. He sees friends die in battle. He knows that each move he makes could be his last. Then Jeff is sent to infiltrate the enemy camp as a spy. And it is there that he makes his most important discovery: The rebels are just men - and boys - like him. The only difference between them is their cause. Passing himself off as a rebel, Jeff waits for the information he needs to help the Union conquer the enemy forces. But when the time comes, Jeff finds himself up against a very difficult decision. Should he betray the enemy? Or join them?

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