false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256070237m/4414890.jpg 4414890 2 Master storyteller Rodman Philbrick takes readers on a colorful journey as young Homer Figg sets off to follow his brother into the thick of the Civil War. Through a series of fascinating events, Homer's older brother has been illegally sold to the Union Army. It is up to Homer to find him and save him. Along the way, he encounters strange but real people of that era: two tricksters who steal his money, a snake-oil salesman, a hot-air balloonist, and finally, the Maine regiment who saved Little Round Top at the Battle of Gettysburg and won the war for the Union. (copy continues) <p>These historical people and places will educate and engage young readers about our nation's past--in one of the most decisive moments of American history. In Homer's inspiring fight to track down his brother, Philbrick brings us another groundbreaking novel. <p> <p>Funny, poignant, entertaining, and tragic, The Mostly True Aadventures of Homer Figg will be embraced and heralded by readers and reviewers alike. A magnificent novel by one of the best fiction writers of our century. 4463054 1 1 2009 Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg total:133|5:5|4:17|3:8|2:3|1:0| 133 512 222 64 5 3 false false Tue Feb 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 19:47:58 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 17 19:07:02 -0700 2009 Soup books, there is always room in the canon for just one more boy fibber (girl fibbers are not y...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 11:13:45 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 11:14:38 -0800 2009 12-year-old Homer and his older brother Harold have been living with (or rather slaving for) their mean and nasty Uncle Squinton Leach (and a finer name for a villain I have rarely come across) ever since their beloved mother died. Harold has always looked after Homer, so when Uncle Squint il...more...]]> 4 2 false false Fri Oct 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 23:34:28 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 23:35:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 20:57:50 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 21:06:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Apr 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 14:21:58 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 14:22:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 10:04:01 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 10:04:53 -0800 2009 ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Aug 25 12:36:11 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 10:48:12 -0700 2009
Moving on, there are many things to love about Homer P. Figg. He's an orphan from Maine ...more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Oct 27 21:19:32 -0700 2009 Thu Nov 05 20:24:52 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Sep 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 09:32:20 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 11:42:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false true Mon Jun 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 12:40:44 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 15:50:10 -0700 2009
Upon running away...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Apr 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 23:39:06 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 09:10:57 -0700 2009 Homer P. Figg is the greatest child liar and has ample opportunities to use his abounding skill. As he searches for his brother, who was tricked into the war by the evil uncle, Homer experiences about every great adventure one could have in that day and age: Kidnapping, thieving, runn...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 20:41:05 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 11:47:22 -0800 2009
Okay -- just finished it last night. What a rollicking Civil War tall tale! There is no way all these things could happen to one person but they could certainly happ...more...]]> 1 0 false true Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 15:21:14 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 15:34:44 -0700 2009 It could have been good. It could have been really good. But like a swan dive that overreached, it landed painfully supine. This book whose first 32 chapters were really good fiction of bortherly love, historical life and times, adventures with a circus, a hot air balloon, underground r...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Sep 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 11:07:26 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 13:25:12 -0700 2009 (Did I laugh out loud ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Mar 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 17:49:41 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 18:31:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Nov 12 04:19:33 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 04:38:06 -0800 2009
I found this one detached and disjointed. It...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Aug 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 16:50:28 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 08:31:54 -0700 2009 Telling the truth don’t come easy to me, but I will try, even if old Truth ain’t nearly as useful as a fib sometimes (p 7).

I could not help but think of Mark Twain while reading this book. I think Homer P. Figg and some of Mark Twain's more well known creations would have gotten on w...more...]]> 3 0 true false Sat Mar 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 21:24:24 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 11:34:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jun 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 08:10:17 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 10:38:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Nov 04 13:45:36 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 17:00:59 -0800 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=4414890