Red Cap

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Summary: I, Frankie, Really Liked this Book
Review: The story, Red Cap, is about a boy who joins the Union army at 13 and becomes a drumer boy in Company I. He ends up being captured by some of Bob Lee's guys.In the end,he goes home and gets a lot of money for what he had been through,plus they paid him a dollar an hour for being captured and telling the Rebs nothing. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes war books, especially Civil War books.This book has a lot of good things about it goes boring,then its awsome!It makes you guess what's going to happen next.This book has a good ending and a good beginning the beginning is just like the ending.In the beginning 'RedCap' is on a farm at home and in the end he is back on a farm at home

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Summary: A Good Read
Review: This book is a really good read for people who find interest in the Civil War,or just like to read.The book deserves some respect.The author done a good job telling the story,some parts of history can't be suspenseful.In summation one of the better Civil War novels (for childeren).But doesn't hold it's on against Rifles for Watie.But then again which book does!

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Summary: A book well worth reading
Review: Though I agree with the reviewers who say this book starts out slowly, it packs quite a punch. In part, for me, the punch was that I have been to Andersonville, in fact, I bought my copy at the Gift Shop there. I went to several Civil War battlefields this summer, Andersonville was different, more like a concentration camp. It's been a long time since I read every war book I could find, but I was glad I bought and read this one. Ranny's story is at once general and specific, innocent and world-weary, like him.

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Summary: A book well worth reading
Review: Though I agree with the reviewers who say this book starts out slowly, it packs quite a punch. In part, for me, the punch was that I have been to Andersonville, in fact, I bought my copy at the Gift Shop there. I went to several Civil War battlefields this summer, Andersonville was different, more like a concentration camp. It's been a long time since I read every war book I could find, but I was glad I bought and read this one. Ranny's story is at once general and specific, innocent and world-weary, like him.

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Summary: My thoughts on Red Cap
Review: who said that history wasn't for children?Red Cap was a great story of how an underaged boy was able to sneak into the Union Army during the Civil War and become a drummer-boy. The suspense carries you from the very beginning of the story, through all of Ransom's (main character) prison experience, all the way to the very last page. All of Ransom's friends and company-mates are dying of diseases such as scurvy-will he be the next victim? Read and find out!
G. Clifton Wisler did a great job of making every single character believable and with their own special personalities. Also, every situation seemed like it was actually unfolding as you read. It was a great book and I give Red Cap 5 stars!!