Charley Skedaddle
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Charley Skedaddle

Patricia Beatty
3.6
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During the Civil War, a twelve-year-old Bowery Boy from New York City joins the Union Army as a drummer, deserts during a battle in Virginia, and encounters a hostile old mountain woman
Genres: Historical FictionCivil WarChildrensYoung AdultHistoricalFictionJuvenileAdventureMiddle Grade19th Century
186 Pages

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