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Winner of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction * ALA Best Book for Young Adults * ALA Notable Children's BookIn this brilliant fictional tour de force, which the New York Times called "a deft, poignant novel," Newbery Medal-winning author Paul Fleischman re-creates the first great battle of the Civil War from the points of view of sixteen participants. Northern and Southern, male and female, white and black. Here are voices that tell of the dreams of glory, the grim reality, the hopes, horror, and folly of a nation discovering the true nature of war.

Bull Run was the site of the first battle of the Civil War. This book creates an intimate tapestry of stories from blacks and whites, adults and children, leaders and families from the North and South. Broken dreams and bloodshed take you back to the front lines of the Battle of Bull Run, where common soldiers - not the heroes who grace the covers of history books and are synonymous with the glory of the war - risked their lives.

Winner of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction * ALA Best Book for Young Adults * ALA Notable Children's BookIn this brilliant fictional tour de force, which the New York Times called "a deft, poignant novel," Newbery Medal-winning author Paul Fleischman re-creates the first great battle of the Civil War from the points of view of sixteen participants. Northern and Southern, male and female, white and black. Here are voices that tell of the dreams of glory, the grim reality, the hopes, horror, and folly of a nation discovering the true nature of war.

[Library Edition Audiobook CD format in sturdy Vinyl case.] [For Ages 10 and up] [Read by Various Readers, including Paul Fleischman] Sixteen voices -- not the heroes, not those who would become eulogized in history books and synonymous with the glory of war. No, these are the voices of the common soldiers and their leaders, their families, their comrades. North/South, white/black, adult/child -- a disparate and compelling choir of voices. Newbery Medal winner Paul Fleischman has written a tour de force that lends itself perfectly to multivoiced narration. From eager eleven-year-old Toby Boyce to Colonel Oliver Brattle, who has seen it all and knows the true face of war, these many voices are skillfully woven together -- creating an intimate tapestry of naïveté, broken dreams, and carnage that transports the listener to the front lines of the Battle of Bull Run. Paul Fleischman makes an appearance as the voice of James Dacy and concludes this unique production with a personal author's note -- allowing us to glimpse into his beginnings as a writer, as well as how Bull Run came to be written.

A Civil War drama told in sixteen voices, this 'is a heartbreaking and remarkably vivid portrait of a war that remains our nation's bloodiest conflict.... Fleischman's artistry is nothing short of astounding.' --Publishers Weekly. 'Fleischman has done what he does best--create a unique piece of fiction with echoes of his poetry throughout.' --H. 'Outstanding... unforgettable as historical fiction... an important book for every library.' --SLJ. Notable Children's Books of 1994 (ALA)1994 Best Books for Young Adults (ALA)1994 Fanfare Honor List (The Horn Book)Best Books of 1993 (SLJ)1993 Books for Youth Editors' Choices (BL) 1994 Teachers' Choices (IRA)Notable 1994 Childrens' Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC)1994 Notable Trade Books in the Language Arts (NCTE)1994 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction for Children1993 Choices: The Year's Best Books (Publishers Weekly)Children's Books of 1993 (Library of Congress)1994 Books for the Teen Age (NY Public Library)100 Books for Reading and Sharing 1994 (NY Public Library) 1994 Silver Medal for Literature (Commonwealth Club of California)1994 Anne Izard Storytellers' Choice Award Winner (Westchester, NY Library System)

FIRST SCHOLASTIC PRINTING. Dec. 1994 trade paperback, Paul Fleischman (Weslandia). In this brilliant fictional tour de force, which the New York Times called "a deft, poignant novel," Newbery Medal-winning author Paul Fleischman re-creates the first great battle of the Civil War from the points of view of sixteen participants. Northern and Southern, male and female, white and black. Here are voices that tell of the dreams of glory, the grim reality, the hopes, horror, and folly of a nation discovering the true nature of war. - Amazon

A Civil War drama told in sixteen voices, this ‘is a heartbreaking and remarkably vivid portrait of a war that remains our nation's bloodiest conflict.… Fleischman's artistry is nothing short of astounding.' -- Publishers Weekly. ‘Fleischman has done what he does best -- create a unique piece of fiction with echoes of his poetry throughout.' -- H. ‘Outstanding… unforgettable as historical fiction… an important book for every library.' -- SLJ. Notable Children's Books of 1994 (ALA)1994 Best Books for Young Adults (ALA)1994 Fanfare Honor List (The Horn Book)Best Books of 1993 (SLJ)1993 Books for Youth Editors' Choices (BL)1994 Teachers' Choices (IRA)Notable 1994 Childrens' Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC)1994 Notable Trade Books in the Language Arts (NCTE)1994 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction for Children1993 Choices: The Year's Best Books (Publishers Weekly)Children's Books of 1993 (Library of Congress)1994 Books for the Teen Age (NY Public Library)100 Books for Reading and Sharing 1994 (NY Public Library)1994 Silver Medal for Literature (Commonwealth Club of California)1994 Anne Izard Storytellers' Choice Award Winner (Westchester, NY Library System)

A Civil War drama told in sixteen voices, this ‘is a heartbreaking and remarkably vivid portrait of a war that remains our nation’s bloodiest conflict.… Fleischman’s artistry is nothing short of astounding.’ —Publishers Weekly. ‘Fleischman has done what he does best—create a unique piece of fiction with echoes of his poetry throughout.’ —H. ‘Outstanding… unforgettable as historical fiction… an important book for every library.’ —SLJ. Notable Children's Books of 1994 (ALA)1994 Best Books for Young Adults (ALA)1994 Fanfare Honor List (The Horn Book)Best Books of 1993 (SLJ)1993 Books for Youth Editors' Choices (BL)1994 Teachers' Choices (IRA)Notable 1994 Childrens' Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC)1994 Notable Trade Books in the Language Arts (NCTE)1994 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction for Children1993 Choices: The Year's Best Books (Publishers Weekly)Children's Books of 1993 (Library of Congress)1994 Books for the Teen Age (NY Public Library)100 Books for Reading and Sharing 1994 (NY Public Library)1994 Silver Medal for Literature (Commonwealth Club of California)1994 Anne Izard Storytellers' Choice Award Winner (Westchester, NY Library System)