num_pages: 157
description: Scott O’Dell Award for Best Historical Fiction * A LA Notable Book * ALA Best Books for YA Newbery Medal-winning author Avi tells the “compelling story of a young boy’s first encounter with war and how it changes him.”— Publishers Weekly Jonathan may be only thirteen years old, but with the Revolutionary War unfolding around him, he’s more certain than ever that he wants to be a part of it—to fight for independence alongside his brother and cousin to defeat the British. But Jonathan’s father, himself wounded from battle, refuses to let his son join the front lines. When Jonathan hears the tavern bell toll, calling all soldiers to arms, he rushes to enlist without telling his dad. Gun in hand, Jonathan falls in with a militia and marches onward to the fighting ground. It feels like he’s been waiting his whole life for this moment. But no amount of daydreaming could prepare Jonathan for what he encounters. In just twenty-four hours, his life will be forever changed—by his fellow soldiers, unsuspecting enemies, and the frightening and complicated realities of war.  More than thirty years after its publication, award-winner The Fighting Ground continues to be an important work of historical fiction for young readers.
language: English
title: The Fighting Ground
titlecomplete: The Fighting Ground
genres: Fiction, American Revolutionary War, American Revolution, Young Adult, Historical, Childrens, Banned Books, War, Historical Fiction, Middle Grade
ratings_count: 2339
places: New Jersey
awards: awardedAt: 473414400000
name: Scott O'Dell Award, awardedAt: 504950400000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 568022400000
name: California Young Readers Medal
category: Middle School/Junior High
publisher: Harper Collins