James Lincoln Collier

With Every Drop of Blood (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A vivid portrayal of the Civil War. Johnny, fourteen, convinces his mother to let him join a wagon train carrying food to Confederate soldiers. He has been brought up to believe that all blacks are stupid; thus, when captured by a black Union soldier who insists that Johnny teach him to read, he deliberately tricks him. The boy is surprised the soldier saves him from imprisonment and their relationship grows throughout the book.

James Lincoln Collier has written many books for children, including Give Dad My Best and Planet out of the Past. He has also contributed more than five hundred articles to the New York Times Magazine, Reader's Digest, and Boy's Life. His honors include the Kidger Prize for Teaching, the Jane Addams Peace Prize, and the Newbery Honor.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Blackstone Publishing
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781620642023
• Artikelnr.: 37971832

Autorenporträt

James Collier