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Crisp, Marty

Private Captain: A Story of Gettysburg

293 pp. | Philomel | March, 2001 | Trade ISBN 0-399-23577-9 $$18.99
(4) 4-6 Twelve-year-old Ben, his tagalong cousin Danny, and a dog named Captain leave Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in hopes of bringing Ben's older brother home from the Union army. When the boys arrive in Gettysburg, Ben must aid the war wounded and assist in burying the dead bodies. Although these scenes are strong, most of the preceding episodes are blandly recounted in a slow, meandering plot.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

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