{"product_id":"the-fighting-ground-isbn-9780397320745","title":"The Fighting Ground","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScott O’Dell Award for Best Historical Fiction * A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLA Notable Book * ALA Best Books for YA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNewbery Medal-winning author Avi tells the “compelling story of a young boy’s first encounter with war and how it changes him.”—\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJonathan may be only thirteen years old, but with the Revolutionary War unfolding around him, he’s more certain than ever that he wants to be a part of it—to fight for independence alongside his brother and cousin to defeat the British. But Jonathan’s father, himself wounded from battle, refuses to let his son join the front lines. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Jonathan hears the tavern bell toll, calling all soldiers to arms, he rushes to enlist without telling his dad. Gun in hand, Jonathan falls in with a militia and marches onward to the fighting ground. It feels like he’s been waiting his whole life for this moment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut no amount of daydreaming could prepare Jonathan for what he encounters. In just twenty-four hours, his life will be forever changed—by his fellow soldiers, unsuspecting enemies, and the frightening and complicated realities of war.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than thirty years after its publication, award-winner \u003cem\u003eThe Fighting \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eGround \u003c\/em\u003econtinues to be an important work of historical fiction for young readers. \u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eApril 3, 1778. America is caught up in the Revolutionary War. On this warm spring morning, not far from Trenton, New Jersey, a 13-year-old boy and his father are quietly tilling the sod on their farm. But the boy can think of only one thing: He wants to fight. He knows how to use a gun-why won't his father let him go?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnexpectedly, the quiet is cut by the sound of a bell-an alarm ringing from the nearby tavern. Jonathan is sent to find out what the trouble is. What he finds in the next twenty-four hours, when he does fight and is taken prisoner by three Hessian soldiers, changes his understanding of war and life forever. The real war, he discovers, is being fought within himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis swiftly paced adventure story of a battle-within-a-battle is told by Avi in stark detail, with vivid historical settings and breathtaking action.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cawards\u003e Notable Children's Books of 1984 (ALA)\u003cbr\u003e1984 Best Books for Young Adults (ALA)\u003cbr\u003eNotable 1984 Children's Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS\/CBC)\u003cbr\u003e1984 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction for Children\u003cbr\u003eChildren's Books of 1984 (Library of Congress)\u003cbr\u003e1985 Jefferson Cup Award (Virgina Library Association)\u003c\/awards\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“A stunner.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Readers experience, minute by minute, what it’s like to be involved in war.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Compelling.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889224839397,"sku":"NP9780397320745","price":16.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780397320745.jpg?v=1730230790","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-fighting-ground-isbn-9780397320745","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}