Scar: A Revolutionary War Tale

Reviewed by: Laurel T. Parker - Windham Public Library, Windham, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: September 21, 2016

Review

16 year old Noah, who has survived a crushed foot at age 3, joins a Revolutionary War militia in upstate New York to retaliate against Mohawk warriors. Following the ensuing battle he discovers a warrior his own age whom he tries to help by applying the medical skills he learned from the group's doctor. Six characters are based on actual people whose paragraph biographies are included. Information about the battle and the remoteness which lead it to be discovered forty years later in 1822 is provided. Though this is a fictionalized account of an actual battle, the author has used her skills to transport the reader into the thick of the battle, the moral dilemma Noah faces, and the inevitable conclusion of the conflict. This is a solid, 130 page addition to books on the Revolutionary War of the United States.

Overall Book Score: very good