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Chase The Wild Pigeons: A Novel Of The Civil War
Chase The Wild Pigeons A Novel Of The Civil War Author:John Gschwend Joe Taylor is 12 years old and has seen his mother and sister killed because of the cruel Civil War. Now he must trek over 600 miles from Arkansas through the ravaged South, hoping to find his father still alive back home in the Shenandoah Valley--he's all Joe has left, and Joe last saw him two years ago when his father walked out the front door... more » in Virginia to join the Confederate Army.
But Joe won't go alone on this journey; he has a friend, a 16-year-old free Black named Peter. Peter has traded the safety of a Yankee-occupied town to protect Joe on this journey into the hell of the Confederate South. Joe insists he doesn't need him-he doesn't need anyone, but Peter had made a promise to someone dear to Joe, and now he makes it his duty to help the boy. Joe knows Peter is so very afraid of the unknown and the journey ahead, so who will be protecting whom?
Enter this story and go with Joe and Peter as they struggle to find their way in the worst of conditions and grow a binding friendship that rejects the beliefs of the time. They witness the horrors of war and the deprivation of a starved and desperate South, but somehow they turn the journey into the adventure of a lifetime.
Words: 119,000 (approximate), 323 pages
What others are saying:
"...The triumph and terror these young boys faced during the civil war is unimaginable. I found myself cheering them on, almost crying for them. My heart broke, I laughed out loud and I was filled with anger and rage throughout the story. Not too many books can have people go through all those emotions and back again, but this one did..."-Courtney
"...Two young adolescent boys, one white age 12, and one black age 16, become indelibly imprinted on your mind. Because this is a character-driven story, you laugh and you cry, you love and you hate, you react and you reflect. Gschwend's heart and soul resonate on every page. The story is action-packed. The description is superb..."-Edwynne, Amazon.com Reviewer, Librarian and Retired English Teacher
"I have never been a history buff but the story held me until the last page!!! I am now waiting for the next one to find out more!!!! Great job!!"-Barbie, Amazon.com Reviewer« less