Books by Rodman Philbrick
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review 1: In this Newbery 2015 candidate book, twelve-year-old Zane Dupree goes to New Orleans to meet his great grandmother for the first time. The problem is he arrives a few days before Hurricane Katrina. Zane is separated from his great grandmother when they attempted to evacuate and i...
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review 1: This book is about a kid whose underage brother is sold to the army and he’s stuck with a guardian that doesn’t want him and treats him horribly. This boy is forced to use his imagination to get through it. Using his creativeness, he sets off to go save his brother. He joins this...
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review 1: This book takes place during the Civil War and follows the adventures of Homer P. Figg. Homer is a young boy who experiences his brother being illegally signed up to join the army by his mean and ruthless uncle. Homer finally decides that it is time to sneak out of his uncle's ...