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ABANDONED. takes place in the country. I think there might have been a war going on, and a boy was the main character
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If you can remember when you read the book that might narrow the field a little.


I think we can rule out John R. Tunis's books. They mostly don't take place in the country, though a few of them start there or have scenes there. (Like The Kid from Tomkinsville, Young Razzle, and Schoolboy Johnson.)

The Lost Prince by Frances Hodgson Burnett? It vaguely matches your description. It's set in a European-esque country called Samavia, and it's about the attempts to help the boy who is the rightful ruler overcome those who try to keep him from the throne. I don't recall any direct war scenes, but there are some small battles.
How young a children's book? If it was YA, possibly The Prince Commands (sorry, its not linkable here at GR) by Andre Norton. In it a teenager finds that he's actually the heir to a tiny European country and his Grandfather has just died and its believed that his older cousin--who had been the first heir to the throne--has been murdered by a bandit.
The boy heads off to his home country from the U.S. and discovers that there is a civil war brewing, people are conspiring to set him up as merely a figure-head and various other plots.
This was first published back in 1929, with several re-issues. I don't know if we are really supposed to do this, but here is the Amazon link for the book. http://www.amazon.com/The-Prince-Comm... and here is the link on B&N http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/princ...
The boy heads off to his home country from the U.S. and discovers that there is a civil war brewing, people are conspiring to set him up as merely a figure-head and various other plots.
This was first published back in 1929, with several re-issues. I don't know if we are really supposed to do this, but here is the Amazon link for the book. http://www.amazon.com/The-Prince-Comm... and here is the link on B&N http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/princ...

It's here:
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46...
The title was slightly different, that may be why it didn't show up in the search. There's no description though.
Ok, I've fixed the lack of description. Sometimes its NICE to be a GR librarian. :o) Especially when you can go to your bookshelves and pull out the book in question and then type in the description from the book.
Lol...Naruto Rocks! (Katelyn, Haku.), are you still looking for this book?
Was it anything from @23 on?
Was it anything from @23 on?
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It was a childrens chapter book, got any suggestions?