The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg / W. R. Philbrick / 224 pages

Homer P. Figg is determined to right a wrong.  His older brother, Harold, was illegally sold into the Union army by their cruel guardian.  Homer is desperate to save his brother from the savages of war and bring him back safely to Pine Swamp, Maine.  He encounters both good and bad people on his journey, learns first hand the horrors of war, and meets his brother at the Battle of Gettysburg.  "Rodman Philbrick portrays the 1860's through the observant eyes of a backwoods boy who is courageous, funny, and always willing to stretch the truth to his advantage."