Status
Available
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E POL
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Description
Say Curtis describes his meeting with Pinkus Aylee, a black soldier, during the Civil War, and their capture by Southern troops. Based on a true story about the author's great-great-grandfather.
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Awards
Nebraska Golden Sower Award (Nominee — 1997)
Texas Bluebonnet Award (Nominee — 1997)
Wyoming Indian Paintbrush Award (Nominee — 1997)
Young Hoosier Book Award (Nominee — Intermediate — 1997)
Sequoyah Book Award (Nominee — Children's — 1997)
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (Nominee — 1997)
Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Nominee — Grades 4-8 — 1996)
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — 1997)
Cardinal Cup (Winner — 1995)
Grand Canyon Reader Award (Nominee — Intermediate — 1996)
Alabama Camellia Children's Choice Book Award (Winner — 6-8 — 1995-1996)
Colorado Children's Book Award (Nominee — 1996)
Maine Student Book Award (Winner — 1996)
Irma Black Award (Contender — 1995)
Notable Children's Book (Middle Readers — 1995)