Scar: A Revolutionary War Tale
Sixteen-year-old Noah Daniels wants nothing more than to fight in George Washington’s Continental Army, but an accident as a child left him maimed and unable to enlist. He is forced to watch the Revolution from his family’s hard scrabble farm in Upstate New York—until a violent raid on his settlement thrusts him into one of the bloodiest battles of the American Revolution, and ultimately, face to face with the enemy. A riveting coming of age story, this book also includes an author’s note and bibliography.
Bank Street Best Book for 2017
“A remarkable meditation on the horror and loss that war brings to a community.”
— Booklist
“A sobering characterization of not only a historical battle, but war itself.”
— Kirkus
“A worthy purchase for its thought-provoking portrayal of a military skirmish seldom explored in children’s literature.”
— SLJ