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The mostly true adventures of Homer P. Figg

Twelve-year-old Homer, a poor but clever orphan, has extraordinary adventures after running away from his evil uncle to rescue his brother, who has been sold into service in the Civil War.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Philbrick, W. R. (W. Rodman)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Blue Sky Press, 2009.
Subjects:	Adventure and adventurers > Juvenile fiction. Orphans > Juvenile fiction. Brothers > Juvenile fiction. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Juvenile fiction. Historical fiction > Juvenile.
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Summary:	Twelve-year-old Homer, a poor but clever orphan, has extraordinary adventures after running away from his evil uncle to rescue his brother, who has been sold into service in the Civil War.
Physical Description:	224 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN:	9780439668187 (reinf. bdg.) 0439668182 (reinf. bdg.)
Author Notes:	Rodman Philbrick is the author of six award-winning novels for young readers. His first novel, Freak the Mighty, won the California Young Reader Medal. It was received with great acclaim and has sold more than a million copies. The sequel, Max the Mighty, received starred reviews, and his novel The Fire Pony was named a 1996 Capital Choice. His more recent books for the Blue Sky Press are REM World; The Last Book in the Universe, which was named an ALA Best Book for Young Adults; and The Young Man and the Sea, which received a starred review from School Library Journal. He and his wife live in Maine and the Florida Keys.