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Gabriel's Journey

Hart, Alison

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Peachtree Publishers

Just the Series: Racing to Freedom Trilogy Vol. 3

Series and Publisher: Racing to Freedom Trilogy

Annotation: Thirteen-year-old Gabriel, a former slave, leaves behind his life as a professional jockey and joins his father in the Fifth U.S. Colored Cavalry at Camp Nelson, Kentucky.

Genre: [Historical fiction]

Reviews: 1

Catalog Number: #5415393

Format: Paperback

Special Formats: Chapter Book

Publisher: Peachtree Publishers

Edition Date: 2011 Release Date: 01/04/11

Pages: 169 pages

ISBN: 1-561-45530-X

ISBN 13: 978-1-561-45530-0

Dewey: Fic

LCCN: 2007042091

Dimensions: 22 cm.

Subject Heading:
United States. Army. Cavalry. Fiction.
Soldiers. Fiction.
Horses. Fiction.
African Americans. Fiction.
Freedmen. Fiction.
United States. History. Civil War, 1861-1865. Juvenile fiction.
United States. History. Civil War, 1861-1865. Fiction.
Camp Nelson (Ky.). History. 19th century. Fiction.
Kentucky. History. Civil War, 1861-1865. Fiction.

Language: English

Reviews:

Horn Book (Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 CDT 2009)

In this final book in the Civil War-era trilogy, Gabriel (Gabriel's Horses, Gabriel's Triumph) leaves his comfortable life as a jockey to join his father in Kentucky as part of the Fifth U.S. Colored Cavalry. Though some of the characters are two-dimensional, Gabriel remains a compelling hero, as his romanticized vision of war quickly changes based on what he witnesses. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos.

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Horn Book (Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 CDT 2009)

Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references (page [167]-169).

Word Count: 36,780

Reading Level: 5.1

Interest Level: 2-5

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 5.1 / points: 6.0 / quiz: 121468 / grade: Middle Grades

Reading Counts!: reading level:4.7 / points:14.0 / quiz:Q43439

Lexile: 780L

Guided Reading Level: V

Fountas & Pinnell: V

Twelve-year-old Gabriel is too young to join the fifth U.S. Colored Calvary of the Union Army, his father's regiment, as a soldier in the Civil War.

He finds a job as personal groom to Champion, the unruly horse that belongs to Colonel Waite, the white commander. The Calvary receives orders to join white regiments in an attack on the Virginia salt works, so Gabriel gets ahold of a horse and a uniform and joins the troops. When his father and Colonel Waite are not among the weary and wounded who return from battle, Gabriel mounts Champion and rides to the battlefield in search of them.

In the final book of the Racing to Freedom trilogy, Alison Hart continues to explore the complex relationships of the Civil War. The result is a gripping story that vividly brings to life the danger and drama of a time when war and issues of race and freedom divided the country. Background historical material, photos, and suggestions for further reading are included.

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