War

A teenage history buff finds himself trapped in the Civil War Jake Branford has always felt that he was born 150 years too late. A fourteen-year-old Civil War nut, he{u2019}s happiest when he{u2019}s reading soldiers{u2019} letters, exploring old battlegrounds, or trying on an ancestor{u2019}s tattered Union Army cap. Lucky for him, a mysterious film director is in town, working on a Civil War epic, and Jake stumbles onto the secret set. The film set is like nothing he has ever seen. The musket-fire, explosions, and uniforms are all perfectly accurate. Jake is in heaven{u2014}until it all gets a little too real. He{u2019}s always wanted to fight for the Union{u2014}and today he{u2019}s going to get his chance. War was selected by the International Reading Association and the Children{u2019}s Book Council as a 2000 Children{u2019}s Choice. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Peter Lerangis including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author{u2019}s personal collection