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Hopkinson, Deborah

Billy and the Rebel: Based on a True Civil War Story

48 pp. | Atheneum | March, 2005 | Trade ISBN 0-689-83964-2 $14.95
(4) K-3 Ready-to-Read series. Illustrated by Brian Floca. During the Battle of Gettysburg, a family takes in a young deserter from the Confederate army. The dialogue is stiff, and Floca's watercolors do little to enliven things, but the basic story is compelling (and based on real events of 1863). A map opens the book; an excellent historical note closes it.
Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano

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