The Resource The mostly true adventures of Homer P. Figg, Rodman Philbrick
The mostly true adventures of Homer P. Figg, Rodman Philbrick
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The item The mostly true adventures of Homer P. Figg, Rodman Philbrick represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in North Madison County Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches. This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
Resource Information
The item The mostly true adventures of Homer P. Figg, Rodman Philbrick represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in North Madison County Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches.
This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
- Summary
- Homer P. Figg escapes from his wretched foster home in Pine Swamp, Maine, and sets out to find his beloved older brother, Harold, who has been illegally sold into the Union Army
- Language
- eng
- Label
- The mostly true adventures of Homer P. Figg
- Title
- The mostly true adventures of Homer P. Figg
- Statement of responsibility
- Rodman Philbrick
- Title variation
-
- True adventures of Homer P. Figg
- Homer P. Figg
- Subject
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- trueAmerican Civil War era (1861-1865) -- 1861 -- 1865
- Brothers -- Juvenile fiction
- trueCivil war
- trueFirst person narratives
- Historical fiction
- Historical fiction
- trueHistorical fiction
- Historical fiction
- Orphans -- Fiction
- Orphans -- Juvenile fiction
- truePreteen boys
- trueRunaway boys
- trueSeparated brothers
- trueTwelve-year-old boys
- trueUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Juvenile fiction
- trueUnited States Civil War, 1861-1865
- true1860s -- 1860 -- 1869
- Action and adventure fiction
- Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction
- Adventure fiction
- trueBoy orphans
- trueBrothers
- Brothers -- Fiction
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Homer P. Figg escapes from his wretched foster home in Pine Swamp, Maine, and sets out to find his beloved older brother, Harold, who has been illegally sold into the Union Army
- 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
- Award
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- ALA Notable Children's Book, 2010
- Lupine Award (Maine) for Juvenile/Young Adult, 2009.
- Mitten Award (Michigan), 2010.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 302059
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Citation source
-
- Wilson's Children, July 2009
- School Library Journal, January 2009
- Pub Weekly, November 2008
- Booklist, January 2009
- Horn Book, October 2009
- Bulletin (Center for Children's books), January 2009
- Kirkus Review, December 2008
- Library Media Connection, May 2009
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Philbrick, W. R.
- Dewey number
- [Fic]
- Index
- no index present
- Intended audience
-
- 5.6
- 3-6
- 950
- Intended audience source
-
- Follett Library Resources
- Follett Library Resources
- Lexile
- LC call number
- PZ7.P52112
- LC item number
- Mo 2009
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile
- 950
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
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- 5
- 8
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Orphans
- Brothers
- United States
- Orphans
- Brothers
- United States
- Adventure and adventurers
- Historical fiction
- Orphans
- Brothers
- United States
- Target audience
- pre adolescent
- Label
- The mostly true adventures of Homer P. Figg, Rodman Philbrick
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 19583040
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 224 pages
- Isbn
- 9780329728656
- Isbn Type
- (Follett bdg.)
- Lccn
- 2008016925
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
- (IMchF)fol12151830
- Label
- The mostly true adventures of Homer P. Figg, Rodman Philbrick
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 19583040
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 224 pages
- Isbn
- 9780329728656
- Isbn Type
- (Follett bdg.)
- Lccn
- 2008016925
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
- (IMchF)fol12151830
Subject
- trueAmerican Civil War era (1861-1865) -- 1861 -- 1865
- Brothers -- Juvenile fiction
- trueCivil war
- trueFirst person narratives
- Historical fiction
- Historical fiction
- trueHistorical fiction
- Historical fiction
- Orphans -- Fiction
- Orphans -- Juvenile fiction
- truePreteen boys
- trueRunaway boys
- trueSeparated brothers
- trueTwelve-year-old boys
- trueUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Juvenile fiction
- trueUnited States Civil War, 1861-1865
- true1860s -- 1860 -- 1869
- Action and adventure fiction
- Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction
- Adventure fiction
- trueBoy orphans
- trueBrothers
- Brothers -- Fiction
Genre
- trueFirst person narratives
- trueHistorical fiction
- Juvenile fiction
- Action and adventure fiction
- Adventure fiction
- Fiction
Included in
- trueCivil War and Slavery : Fiction for Grades 6-8
- trueCivil War, 1861 -- 1865 : Fiction for Grades 3-5
- trueLupine Award (Maine): Juvenile/Young Adult Book
- trueMitten Award (Michigan)
- trueALA Notable Children's Books - Middle Readers Category: 2010
- trueCivil War
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