Product Description
A Civil War drama told in sixteen voices, this ‘is a heartbreaking and remarkably vivid portrait of a war that remains our nation’s bloodiest conflict.… Fleischman’s artistry is nothing short of astounding.’ —Publishers Weekly. ‘Fleischman has done what he does best—create a unique piece of fiction with echoes of his poetry throughout.’ —H. ‘Outstanding… unforgettable as historical fiction… an important book for every library.’ —SLJ. Notable Children's Books of 1994 (ALA)
1994 Best Books for Young Adults (ALA)
1994 Fanfare Honor List (The Horn Book)
Best Books of 1993 (SLJ)
1993 Books for Youth Editors' Choices (BL)
1994 Teachers' Choices (IRA)
Notable 1994 Childrens' Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC)
1994 Notable Trade Books in the Language Arts (NCTE)
1994 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction for Children
1993 Choices: The Year's Best Books (Publishers Weekly)
Children's Books of 1993 (Library of Congress)
1994 Books for the Teen Age (NY Public Library)
100 Books for Reading and Sharing 1994 (NY Public Library)
1994 Silver Medal for Literature (Commonwealth Club of California)
1994 Anne Izard Storytellers' Choice Award Winner (Westchester, NY Library System)
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 Nadia's views of the different views of Bull Run:
This book is in a very different type of writing, where each chapter is about a different person and the way they got to the Bull Run battle. Later on, their thoughts of the battle are presented. I found myself looking forward to seeing who was in the next chapter. For example, one of the chapters is about a slave who has to join the army by disguising himself as a white man. Another chapter is about a boy who becomes a fife player so he can join the Confederacy. Another is about a New York artist who was hired to paint the battle that he was to witness. Towards the middle and the end of the battle, all of the characters, yes, all sixteen, realized how terrible war really was. I really recommend this book to you, Reader.
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 D.S's Review
You've read Bull run right? This book is about 8 Northern and 8 Southern people during the Civil War time.
I'll introduce you to the 16 people. There is Colonel Oliver Brattle which is very cheery in the first couple entries. Next there is Lilly Malloy who is very dull and glum all the time saying how mean here father can be. Now I'll introduce you to Shem Suggs. He is an Orphan that loves horses. Up next is Gideon Adams, he is a negro that wants to start up a military for black people because blacks couldn't join the army. Now there is a women named Flora Wheelworth and she has three daughters. Her three son in laws are leaving to go to war. Next is a very creative drawer called James Dacy, he goes with the soldiers and draws things for the New york Illustrated News. Next there is a 11 year old boy called Toby Boyce. He has always wanted to kill a Yankee, but he couldn't join the army because he is to young. Then he heard that he could join a band, so he did. He told the people that he could play the fife which was a lie, so they wanted to see if he really could so they gave him one and told him to play. He did and he could play it well. He also always wanted you to read on because he leaves off right at the best part. Now there is a guy named Vergil Peavey who is always right full of energy. Up next is a person named Nathaniel Epp. He is always looking to make money, he is very self centered. Now there is a guy named Dietrich Herz. He's a person that came from Germany to join the army. Next there is a very dull doctor. He hates doing his job but he has to keep the army healthy. Next there's a boy named Judah Jenkens, he usually doesn't have much to say. Up next there's a general that's called General Irvin McDowell. Up next there's a man called A.B. Tilbury, he's a Mainer but he's never met a Southerner or he's never been across the Kenebec. Now there's a very spunky slave called Carlotta King. She is always happy and joyful. Next there is a man named Edmund Upwing. He's a very wierd cab driver. He drives people to watch the war. That is all the characters so I would like to tell you what I thought about this book.
I like this book because it really explains the characters in the first couple entries then they talk about whats happening during that time. If you want to know what happens at the end than you got to read it. It's a really good ending because all the little things come together. During the book many of the characters are really up and going, they want you to keep reading to see what happens in the next passage. I will say that some of them are kind of dull and dreary all the time, but most of them want you to read on. So if you want to see what the ending is like than you have to read the book.
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DM Bull Run Review
I think this is the best book that I have ever read. I thought that the Civil War was very, very boring but when our class started to read Bull Run I knew that I was wrong. The way that Paul Fleischman writes he would leave you wanting to read more. From the way Paul Fleischman described the characters to the words that Paul Flesichman use to set the tone of the characters he just seem to draw a cool picture of what is going on in your minds eye. Each character has a different story of the war and of life. I would suggest this book to anyone who is learning about the Civil War. It supplies you with a lot of information you might not get in the history book and tells it in a way that makes you want to learn. This book was excellent from the first page I read. Even though this novel is very brilliant, some people might not like it. If they can not wait to know what happens to a favorite character, like one of my favorite characters Dietrick Herz. He had the funniest voice I ever heard. When Paul Fleischman leaves you hanging he really leaves you hanging. But the only way to find out the ending is to read the entire book and find out what happens for yourself. And trust me it will be worth your while this truly is a magnificent book. The best that I have ever read and if I liked it then for surely you will love it too, trust me. Before I read Bull Run I had only read books with one or two characters and this type of book was really, really new to me. I had to get use to it a little but since it wasn't very hard to read it only took a short time to adjust to the Bull Run story by Paul Fleischman. Some of the characters that I really liked was Toby Boyce because he had a good attitude on trying to learn how to use the fife. Another was Carlotta King because she had a very spunky voice in this story like how the Yankees would get rid the of the law so that the slaves could be free and be in control of there own religion and what I mean by that is they can practice there own religion. Another one of my favorite characters is Vergil Peavy. I think that he was my favorite character because of the way he sounds in the story. In the story he sounds like he's from Texas also the way how he talks about the war like they were the big war heroes. And my last favorite character is Shem Suggs because he was the lonly one who likes to talk about horses and to horses also what they are like who they should be with. Shem Suggs is the person who takes care of all the horses, that he watches pretty much like baby sitting the horses. But the reason I really really like him is because he minds his own business and doesn't talk to people about the war and the politics all he talks to are his friends which are the horces. That is the reason why I like Shem Suggs the best out of all the other characters the best because he is smart.
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DM Bull Run Review
I think this is the best book that I have ever read. I thought that the Civil War was very, very boring but when our class started to read Bull Run I knew that I was wrong. The way that Paul Fleischman writes he would leave you wanting to read more. From the way Paul Fleischman described the characters to the words that Paul Flesichman use to set the tone of the characters he just seem to draw a cool picture of what is going on in your minds eye. Each character has a different story of the war and of life. I would suggest this book to anyone who is learning about the Civil War. It supplies you with a lot of information you might not get in the history book and tells it in a way that makes you want to learn. This book was excellent from the first page I read. Even though this novel is very brilliant, some people might not like it. If they can not wait to know what happens to a favorite character, like one of my favorite characters Dietrick Herz. He had the funniest voice I ever heard. When Paul Fleischman leaves you hanging he really leaves you hanging. But the only way to find out the ending is to read the entire book and find out what happens for yourself. And trust me it will be worth your while this truly is a magnificent book. The best that I have ever read and if I liked it then for surely you will love it too, trust me. Before I read Bull Run I had only read books with one or two characters and this type of book was really, really new to me. I had to get use to it a little but since it wasn't very hard to read it only took a short time to adjust to the Bull Run story by Paul Fleischman. Some of the characters that I really liked was Toby Boyce because he had a good attitude on trying to learn how to use the fife. Another was Carlotta King because she had a very spunky voice in this story like how the Yankees would get rid the of the law so that the slaves could be free and be in control of there own religion and what I mean by that is they can practice there own religion. Another one of my favorite characters is Vergil Peavy. I think that he was my favorite character because of the way he sounds in the story. In the story he sounds like he's from Texas also the way how he talks about the war like they were the big war heroes. And my last favorite character is Shem Suggs because he was the lonly one who likes to talk about horses and to horses also what they are like who they should be with. Shem Suggs is the person who takes care of all the horses, that he watches pretty much like baby sitting the horses. But the reason I really really like him is because he minds his own business and doesn't talk to people about the war and the politics all he talks to are his friends which are the horces. That is the reason why I like Shem Suggs the best out of all the other characters the best because he is smart.
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BJG's review
"Bull Run" is a great book for kids and adults. It is fast paced at times and slow at others. This book tells the lives of a child, a black man, a general, a doctor, and much more. There are sixteen different characters in the book. Bull Run takes place during the civil war. Some characters are on the Confederate side and some are on the Union side. This book would fit in to two genres. Realistic fiction and Historical fiction.
I really enjoyed the book "Bull Run" because I learned about the Civil war. My favorite character in Bull Run was A.B Tilbury, because he was full of energy and was happy a lot of the time. Even when the mood wasn't so joyful! At one time or another all the people are feeling thankful and/or sad.
After you read this book try to get an audio type of the book. I like listening to the story on tape. It really helped me under stand the story better. After reading this book I want to read more Historical fiction about big wars and fights in history.
Some reasons I didn't like this book are: At the end of each character you want to read on and see what happens to the person. But you have to read about other people first. Also at the end, I think the author should have kept going and wrote more, or even make a second book to tell how the characters lives end up.
My three favorite phrase are: "I was eleven years old and desperate to kill a yankee before the supply ran out." From Toby Boyce, "By gravy, it was a glorious feeling! At last we were marching off to battle!" From A.B Tilbury, and "To be a negro living in the midst of whites, unknown to them, is to be a ghost spying on the living." From Gideon Adams.
I never really enjoyed reading books about history. I learned a lot about the war by reading Bull Run. I didn't like the book when we first started reading it in class. But after we read some of Bull Run, then I started to like it much more.
The mood changed in the story a number of times. First the mood was happy because the war did not start yet. After the war started the mood changed to sad and hopeless for some people. Some people stayed happy and overjoyed. After the war the people were happy and overjoyed, and some were still very sad.
My favorite part of the book was when A.B Tilbury was to go to war because he was hyper. If you need a good book to read. Then you should pick up this book and start reading it. I really liked it and if you read it I think you will too!
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