Chris Brabson is full of hate. He hates the Yankee soldiers who are camping in his beloved Tennessee woods. He hates that they've taken his family's food to feed their own troops. He hates that his own brother, Jethro, has joined the Union side of the war when to Chris it is clear the Confederacy is the side to fight for. His father believes that the Union must be preserved. Chris decides to be a spy for the Confederacy, but realizes that his could cause his brother's death.
"Hate was like a big knife, cutting folks apart."
"War is the worse thing there is. It makes both side do things they shouldn't."
Newbery Award Honor Book
Jane Adams Children's Book Award
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