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Author
Philbrick, W. R. (W. Rodman)
Title
The mostly true adventures of Homer P. Figg / Rodman Philbrick.
Imprint
New York : Blue Sky Press, c2009.
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Axe 2nd Floor Stacks
813.54 P534m 2009
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PCMS Adventure
F PHILBRICK
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Westside Fiction
F PHI
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Description
224 p. ; 22 cm.
Indexed In:
Bklst 01/01/2009
ALA Notable Book for Children
Bulletin (Center for Children's Books)
SLJ Jan 2009
PW 11/24/2008
Kirkus 12/01/2008
BCCB Recommended
Horn Bk Jan 2009
Audience
5.6 Perma-Bound Books.
4-7 Perma-Bound Books.
Awards
A Junior Library Guild selection
Newbery Honor Book, 2010.
Study Program
Accelerated Reader AR RL 5.6 P 7.0 PCMS WEST
Summary
Twelve-year-old Homer, a poor but clever orphan, has extraordinary adventures after running away from his evil uncle to rescue his brother, who has been sold into service in the Civil War.
Subject
Adventure stories.
Orphans -- Juvenile fiction.
Brothers -- Juvenile fiction.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Juvenile fiction.
Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction.
Orphans -- Fiction.
Brothers -- Fiction.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction.
Genre/Form
Adventure fiction.
Historical fiction.
Subject
Orphans -- Fiction.
Brothers -- Fiction.
United States -- History -- 1861-1865, Civil War -- Fiction.
Added Title
Homer P. Figg
ISBN
9780439668187 (reinforced)
0439668182 (reinforced)
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