Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg

Philbrick, Rodman

ISBN 10: 1606868489 ISBN 13: 9781606868485

Publisher: Perfection Learning, 2011

Synopsis

The 2010 Newbery Honor Book by highly acclaimed author Rodman Philbrick is now in paperback!

Master storyteller Rodman Philbrick takes readers on a colorful journey as young Homer Figg sets off to follow his brother into the thick of the Civil War. Through a series of fascinating events, Homer's older brother has been illegally sold to the Union Army. It is up to Homer to find him and save him. Along the way, he encounters strange but real people of that era: two tricksters who steal his money, a snake-oil salesman, a hot-air balloonist, and finally, the Maine regiment who saved Little Round Top at the Battle of Gettysburg and won the war for the Union. (copy continues)

These historical people and places will educate and engage young readers about our nation's past--in one of the most decisive moments of American history. In Homer's inspiring fight to track down his brother, Philbrick brings us another groundbreaking novel.

Funny, poignant, entertaining, and tragic, The Mostly True Aadventures of Homer Figg will be embraced and heralded by readers and reviewers alike. A magnificent novel by one of the best fiction writers of our century.

About this title

Product Description:

Rare book

About the Author:

Rodman Philbrick’s first novel for young readers, Freak the Mighty, won the California Young Readers Medal as well as numerous state awards. The sequel,Max the Mighty, received starred reviews, and his novel The Fire Pony was named a 1996 Capital Choice. His most recent books for the Blue Sky Press includeThe Last Book in the Universe, which was named an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and a Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People, andThe Young Man and the Sea, which was a School Library Journal Best Book of 2004 and received the Child Magazine Best Children‚s Book Award.

About this edition

• Publisher: Perfection Learning
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1606868489
• ISBN 13: 9781606868485
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 218