A Blaze of Glory
by Jeff Shaara | 
Numbering All the Bones
by Ann Rinaldi | 
A Chain of Thunder
by Jeff Shaara | 
The Smoke at Dawn
by Jeff Shaara | 
Hell or Richmond
by Ralph Peters | 
The Spymistress
by Jennifer Chiaverini |
Fallen Land
by Taylor Brown | 
Valley of the Shadow
by Ralph Peters | 
Which Way Freedom?
by Joyce Hansen | 
The Black Flower
by Howard Bahr |
Charley Skedaddle
by Patricia Beatty | 
Love and War
by John Jakes | 
Shades of Gray
by Carolyn Reeder |
Bull Run
by Paul Fleischman | 
May the Road Rise Up to Meet You
by Peter Troy | 
The Kitchen House
by Kathleen Grissom | 
The Known World
by Edward P. Jones | 
The Book of Night Women
by Marlon James | 
The Last Runaway
by Tracy Chevalier | 
The Good Lord Bird
by James McBride |
Johnny made a promise to his father, who was wounded fighting for the South. He promised to take care of the family and not run off to fight. Without Pa, Johnny's family can barely scrape by. But when there's an offer to take his mules and wagon on a bold mission to supply the Rebel troops, Johnny can't resist. Then he's captured by a Yankee--Cush, a runaway slave. Johnny doesn't like taking orders from a black. But he's got no choice. He's bound for prison camp, tormented by his broken promise and wondering what will become of his family and himself.