The book talks a lot about racism and the conflict around that, but it also talks about how peace between two different people is also possible. This is a great way to give students a taste of what the conflict and life was like at that time. The book takes place during the Civil War. What’s really great about this book is that you can approach it at many different angles. This story of history and camaraderie ends with a description of what happened to the two soldiers. Upon leaving, they bump into soldiers from the Confederate army and are taken as prisoners to the prison camp in Andersonville. The boys hide for a long time and finally come out to discover Moe Moe Bay shot to death. Moe Moe Bay sends the two boys down into the root cellar to hide. However, the day they are set to leave, marauders come by. So they plan to leave and return to the war and the Union army. Later on, Pink shares with Say how he is worried that they are endangering Moe Moe Bay by being there. During this time Pink and Say become friends, bonding over their experiences and struggles of both life and war. Pink’s mom, Moe Moe Bay, takes care of Say and nurses him back to health. Pink brought Say back to his home where his family used to be enslaved. One of the soldiers was a poor white boy named Say, who was found wounded by Pink, the black soldier. It is a story about two Union soldiers during the Civil War. This book is about true story that has been passed down from generation to generation.
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