Book request: This is for my Child. She read this when she was like between 5 to 8 years old and wants to know the title of the book. Plot line: A young white boy befriends a young black boy of similar age, I don’t think the black boy has a family but I don’t remember clearly. The white boy and his mom take in the black boy and hide him in a small basement kinda thing in their floor. The black boy was hunted down for some reason. One day the cops came into the home in search of the black boy. The mother says he isn’t there. The children hid in the basement area while the mom was speaking to the cops. The cops killed the mother for a reason related to the black boy. I don’t really remember what happened next but there was a time skip. The white boy has grown into a young man and was sent off to war. He was hanged and died during the war. The black boy grew old and is now telling this story to his kids.

Matching book description: There are few picture books written about the Civil War, and none are as powerful as this one. This story, about how a young black soldier rescues a white soldier, opens young readers' eyes to the injustices of slavery and the senselessness of war. Highly charged emotionally, this masterful retelling of a true story is seen through the white soldier's eyes. There are few picture books written about the Civil War, and none are as powerful as this one. This story, about how a young black soldier rescues a white soldier, opens young readers' eyes to the injustices of slavery and the senselessness of war. Highly charged emotionally, this masterful retelling of a true story is seen through the white soldier's eyes. ...more