April Morning by Fast, Howard

A young man is baptized by fire during the bloody battle of Lexington, the first conflict of the Revolutionary War, in this unforgettable coming-of-age novel from the award-winning author of Spartacus.

"Invites comparison with Crane's Red Badge of Courage . . . I think this is an even better book."--The New York Times

When you read this novel about April 19, 1775, you will see the British redcoats marching in a solid column through your town. Your hands will be sweating and you will shake a little as you grip your musket because never have you shot with the aim of killing a man. But you will shoot, and shoot again and again while your shoulder aches from your musket's kick and the tight, disciplined red column bleeds and wavers and breaks and you begin to shout at the top of your lungs because you are there, at the birth of freedom--you're a veteran of the Battle of Lexington, and you've helped whip the King's best soldiers. . . .

Author: Howard Fast
Publisher: Bantam
Published: 10/01/1983
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Mass Market Paperbound
Weight: 0.20lbs
Size: 6.90h x 4.20w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780553273229
Age Range: 10-13

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.1
Point Value: 9
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 728 / April Morning


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 05/15/2003 pg. 1639

About the Author
In addition to the Immigrants novels, Howard Fast is the author of Greenwich, Being Red, My Glorious Brothers, Time and the Riddle, and Spartacus (the basis for the acclaimed film), among many other books. He has won numerous awards for his writing, including an Emmy Award, the National Jewish Book Award, and the Schomburg Award for Race Relations.