Sample<\/a><\/p>\nWeeks turn to months, the marches through fields and woods prove endless, hunger and exhaustion seem to take up permanent residence in Jeff\u2019s bones, and he learns what it really means to fight in battle\u2014and to lose friends. When he finds himself among enemy troops, he\u2019ll have to put his life on the line to advance the Union cause.<\/p>\n
As a winner of the Newbery Medal , An ALA Notable Children\u2019s Book, Winner of the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, Rifles for Watie<\/em> is a strong choice for independent reading and for sharing in a classroom and for homeschooling.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A captivating and richly detailed novel about one young soldier who saw the Civil War from both sides and lived to tell the tale.<\/p>\n
Earnest, plain-spoken sixteen-year-old Jeff Bussey has finally gotten his father\u2019s consent to join the Union volunteers. It\u2019s 1861 in Linn County, Kansas, and Jeff is eager to fight for the North before the war is over, which he\u2019s sure will be soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":52739,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_cat":[556,346,352,353,354],"product_tag":[741,1111],"composite_virtual":false,"composite_layout":"","composite_add_to_cart_form_location":"","composite_editable_in_cart":false,"composite_sold_individually_context":"","composite_shop_price_calc":"","composite_components":[],"composite_scenarios":[],"bundled_by":["10777"],"bundle_stock_status":"instock","bundle_stock_quantity":null,"bundle_virtual":false,"bundle_layout":"","bundle_add_to_cart_form_location":"","bundle_editable_in_cart":false,"bundle_sold_individually_context":"","bundle_item_grouping":"","bundle_min_size":"","bundle_max_size":"","bundled_items":[],"bundle_sell_ids":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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