'About this title' may belong to another edition of this title. Ford, Dauphin County Library System, PAĬopyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. Students studying the Civil War will be entranced as Woodman captures Charley's personality brilliantly, and brings history to life by introducing listeners to interesting characters, witty dialogue, and descriptive settings based on actual Civil War records and memoirs.ĭarlene M. In doing these things, Charley discovers the greed that motivated both sides of the Mason-Dixon line and learns the true meaning of honor and cowardice. Pretending to be mute, Charley helps Granny with chores, proves his courage by killing a mountain lion, evades Rebel soldiers, and wins the love of shy Sarie Giffen. Terrified, he 'skedaddles' into the Blue Ridge Mountains where he is befriended by Granny Bent, a cantankerous old abolitionist mountain woman. Charley Skedaddle by Patricia Beatty and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at AbeBooks. Seeking to avenge his older brother's death at Gettysburg, Charley is proud to be a soldier until he gets his first taste of battle. 1996) of Charley Quinn, a 12-year-old street tough Bowery Boy from New York City who, during the Civil War, runs away from home and enlists as a drummer boy with the Union Army. I would have the students look up Civil War statistics, and write a report.Grade 5-8-Jeff Woodman narrates Patricia Beatty's powerful story (Troll, pap. I think it has a great lesson on real bravery. This is another one of those books that stuck with me from elementary school.

After saving her life and killing a mountain lion Charley realizes what true bravery is. At first she makes fun of him for being cowardly. An old woman eventually finds him and dkeeps him with her to do work. Becuae he is now a deserter, he has to stay hidden. After doing so, he gets scared and runs off.

During the first fight, he sees two of his friends killed and he picks up a gun and shoots a rebel. Charley meets his brother old regiment and decides to stow away and try to join the army. When Charley overhears a conversation between his sister and her fiancee which amounted to his being sent to a home for boys if he didn't behave, he decides to run away. He lives with his older sister who is about to get married. Charley's parents died when he was young, and his brother was killed in the war. This is about a young boy named Charley during the Civil War. Not only can it be fun for students to just sit and listen to, it would also help with them relate to Charley on a kid level and understand the war better. This book could be used over the course of the Civil War unit. Shooting a Confederate soldier was a significant event in the book and Charley has difficulties he has to endure and solve throughout. Charley learns from the old women through several events.Ĭommentary: Charley’s brother was killed at Gettysburg and he wants to avenge his death. The woman makes him her mute “Boy” and over time the two become good friends. He then runs in panic from derisive soldiers, running into a mountain woman. During the fighting and desire to avenge his brother’s death, Charley shoots a Confederate soldier. From there, he is taken on in Virginia as a drummer boy after his sister’s fiancé threatens to send him to an orphanage. He decides to run off with the Union Army Soldiers. Summary: A 12 year old boy, Charley Quinn, is a gang fighter in New York City’s Bowery. Over time, they come to trust each other-until the time comes that Charlie must leave to stay safe. He makes his way to the hills where an old herb woman takes him in. When he sees the man who befriended him go down, Charley ends up deserting his unit. Charley's idealistic thoughts about war and about avenging his brother soon sour when he gets his first taste of battle. He invites Charley to come along, but then promptly foists him off on another soldier.Ĭharley is too young to be a soldier, but they do take him on as a drummer. By chance, he happens upon a parade of soldiers and one of them is a friend of his brother's who is going back to war. Charley overhears Demarest talk about sending him away so Charley decides to leave on his own. Charley is proud to be a Bowery Boy and as a Bowery Boy feels he must fight the rival groups. Demarest, a man who isn't fond of Charley. Noreen uses Charley as an errand boy for her millinery and stitchery work and is seeing Mr. Their brother, Johnny, was killed in Gettysburg. At the start of the book, Charley lives in New York with his sister, Noreen.

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