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Save the Colors : A Civil War Battle Cry

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Save the Colors is very interesting and filled with great knowledge. Charley, the main character in the book runs away from home to join the civil war. I really liked the character. The book was well written and very enjoyable. Great for adults and children. I would highly recomend this book.

I found "Save The Colors" to be a wonderfully written, patriotic book for all ages, not just middle-grade. The writer draws you in and carries you through a young mans journey of patriotic optimism. It was very entertaining and easy reading. I didn't want to put it down! This is a "must have" book for all middle grade students and up. It is especially appropriate at this time to look back upon the Civil War and the patriotism around the country at that time and the sacrifices made for our great nation!

It's 1861 and America is plunged into Civil War. President Abraham Lincoln calls upon the nation for volunteers to join the Union Army. That's when twelve year old Charley Olson, in defiance of his family's wishes, enlists with the First Minnesota Regiment as a drummer boy. His new friend Gunnar's job is to protect the regimental flag as their regiment commits to combat at the Battle of Bull run. With only their courage to defend them, Charley and Gunnar must march into the first major battle of the Civil War bearing only a drum and a flag. Save The Colors is a riveting, highly recommended novel of war time battlefield courage that provides young readers with a kind of "window in time" through which to learn and feel what it was like for boys their own age on the front lines of the American Civil War.

This story is a great learning experience and fun, all combined into the book. I love the fact that a young person would want to fight for their country!! Highly recommeded!!! A.S. - Member of the Society of Children's Books