num_pages: 256
description: The critically acclaimed 2006 Mildred L. Batchelder Award-winning story of two boys caught up in an unwinnable war--now in paperback with After Words bonus features.Adam is a farmhand conscripted by Napoleon's army, which is gathering strength for its campaign against Russia. Sergeant Krauter makes Adam the victim of his most sadistic urges. But when an aristocratic young lieutenant spots Adam and requisitions him as his personal valet, Adam's life seems to take a turn for the better.As Adam and Lieutenant Konrad Klara draw closer to Moscow, they encounter a panoply of wartime horrors. AN INNOCENT SOLDIER--both poignant and funny--explores the importance of friendship in persevering against overwhelming odds.
language: English
title: Innocent Soldier
titlecomplete: Innocent Soldier
genres: Historical, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Adventure, 19th Century, Russia, War, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Read For School
ratings_count: 223
places: Russia, Moscow
awards: awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Batchelder Award
publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks