<h3><strong>With the bloody war closing in around them, how can two boys all alone possibly escape hundreds of miles through the ravaged South?</strong></h3><h3><strong></strong><br></h3><p>The Confederacy in 1863 is desperate and dangerous. For Joe Taylor, a twelve-year-old boy suddenly alone after his family was killed, and Peter, a sixteen-year-old black, it is a nightmare. In desperation, they form an unlikely alliance as they start a 600-mile journey into the unknown.</p><p>In this epic adventure, these two boys slowly develop a binding friendship as each pursues his own purpose and destination. However, will that friendship be enough to sustain them on the perilous trek out of the bloody and desperate South?</p><p><br></p><p>What others are saying:</p><p><em>"...The triumph and terror these young boys faced during the civil war is unimaginable. I found myself cheering them on, almost crying for them. My heart broke, I laughed out loud and I was filled with anger and rage throughout the story. Not too many books can have people go through all those emotions and back again, but this one did..."-Courtney</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>"...Two young adolescent boys, one white age 12, and one black age 16, become indelibly imprinted on your mind. Because this is a character-driven story, you laugh and you cry, you love and you hate, you react and you reflect. Gschwend's heart and soul resonate on every page. The story is action-packed. The description is superb..."-Edwynne, Amazon.com Reviewer, Librarian and Retired English Teacher</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>"Set in the deep south, Chase the Wild Pigeons is a historically accurate novel that transports the reader back to the Civil War. The reader finds himself pulled into life on the </em><em>Mississippi River</em><em>, Southern culture and even Civil War era flora and fauna. Mr. Gschwend paints a vivid picture of the effects of war on a nation, especially from the stand point of a child. Chase the Wild Pigeons does a fine job of illustrating racial tensions across the south with out being offensive, and tells a lovely story of two young men who have only each other to rely on. Entwined into this entertaining story is adventure, one that makes it difficult to put down. I read this book into the wee hours of the night! I highly recommend this book!"-JennBryant, Amazon.com Reviewer</em></p>