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The Perilous Road

By: William O. Steele
Narrated by: Ramon De Ocampo
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Chris Brabson hates the Union troops. Yankee riders in the Tennessee mountains have stolen his family's newly harvested crops and their only horse. In spite of this, Chris' brother joins the Union army, and his parents refuse to take either side. But Chris has no doubts, he would fight for the Confederacy. The Perilous Road, a Newbery Honor book, powerfully illustrates the senseless waste of war and the true meaning of courage and tolerance.
Click here to see a full list of Newbery Medal winners and Newbery Honor winners.©1958 William O. Steele (P)2005 Listen & Live Audio, Inc. History & Culture

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"This is one of Mr. Steele's best books, an engrossing, realistic story of a Tennessee mountain boy who, during the Civil war, comes to realize that war is terrible no matter where one's sympathies lie." (Publishers Weekly)
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Chris definitely learned some important life lessons. Nice story to weave these in. Recommend highly.

Many lessons learned

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Amazing definitely recommend, some negative.
slave references but good definitely recommend this book thank you.

9 99/100 out of 10

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I thought that it was very well written. And it was very interesting, and had some very good morals.

Interesting

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This book has great pacing and detail. Perfect for both adults and teens. It brings up some hard topics which will stay with me for a long while. Ramon De Ocampo was a wonderful narrator helping bring the story to life

Fantastic listen

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I like it a lot it was a very good book it was a good book

It was good

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