Annal:1988 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction
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Results of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction in the year 1988. For a ranked list of books, try an honor roll:
- Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction
- Children's books
- Children's authors
- Young Adult books
- Young Adult authors
- 1988 Scott O'Dell winner
- Score: 10.38
Charley is a member of one of the toughest gangs in New York City. When his older brother is killed at Gettysburg, Charley vows revenge against the Confederates. So he joins the Union Army as a drummer boy.
Charley thinks war will be glamorous and exciting. But then he sees two of his friends gunned down mercilessly. When Charley shoots a Confederate soldier in self-defense, he knows he can't take any more killing. He "skedaddles" away from the battle, convinced he's a coward. Hiding in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Charley encounters the ultimate test of courage. Can Charley prove his mettle once and for all — and restore his shattered self-image?Find it:
