THE BLUE AND THE GRAY

Eve Bunting, , illus. by Ned Bittinger. . Scholastic, $5.99 (32pp) ISBN 978-0-590-60200-6

Construction on a Civil War battlefield provides the setting for this tale of a friendship between two boys, one black and one white, and the action alternates between the present and the long-ago conflict. PW said, "Luminous oil paintings carry the day for this thoughtfully conceived but unevenly executed story." Ages 5-7. (June)

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