Diary of a Drummer BoyThe fictional journal of a real-life drummer boy in the Civil War. Orion Howe is the youngest person in history to receive a Congresional Medal of Honor. The author imagines what he might have written had he kept a journal, and in doing so is able to bring the sights and sounds of the civil war alive for young readers. |
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References to this book
Young Adult Literature in the Classroom: Reading It, Teaching It, Loving it Joan B. Elliott No preview available - 2002 |
Bibliographic information
| Title | Diary of a Drummer Boy Volume 6 of I Know America Series |
| Author | Marlene Targ Brill |
| Illustrated by | Michael Garland |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | First Avenue Editions, 2000 |
| ISBN | 0761313885, 9780761313885 |
| Length | 48 pages |
| Subjects | › › › Juvenile Fiction / Historical / Military & Wars Juvenile Fiction / Historical / United States / 19th Century |
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