In this brilliant fictional tour de force that can be read as a novel or performed as readers theater, the Newbery Award-winning author recreates the first great battle of the Civil War from the points of view of 16 participants--Northern and Southern, male and female, black and white. n nWinner of the Scott ODell Award for Historical Fiction * ALA Best Book for Young Adults * ALA Notable Childrens Bookn nIn this brilliant fictional tour de force, which the New York Times called a deft, poignant novel, Newbery Medal-winning author Paul Fleischman re-creates the first great battle of the Civil War from the points of view of sixteen participants. n nNorthern and Southern, male and female, white and black. Here are voices that tell of the dreams of glory, the grim reality, the hopes, horror, and folly of a nation discovering the true nature of war.n