April Morning

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Summary: April Morning
Review: Moses Cooper tried to negotiate with the British redcoats when they arrived at his town, but unfortunately, they shot him dead before he got to speak, which marked the beginning of the Battle of Lexington. All the men and boys who were with Moses ran away for their lives, even though they carried guns with them. Adam Cooper, Moses Cooper's fifteen year-old son, also ran away, but he met a group of men who were on their way to fight the British redcoats. He joined the group and shot at the redcoats all day long, turning noticeably from a boy into a man. He hid in bushes and in the smoke produced by the shooting of gunpowder while he shot at the redcoats who marched on the roads. At the end of the day, Adam Cooper went back home and showed how he had become a man by surviving through everything that had happened; the death of his father, his first time using a gun to shoot at people, seeing his friends and relatives being killed, worrying about his mom and his brother safety, etc. He had experienced enough to think and act like a grown-up. All these things happened on April 19, 1775.
I can say that this is the best historical fiction that I have ever read. In April Morning, I can clearly see how Adam got through all that has happened. He met many people on that day that each taught him a valuable lesson, which was very important for him to get through all that he had gotten through. He had been a part of many terrible things on April 19, 1775. As a result, he had grown tremendously on that day. Seeing Adam overcoming many obstacles and growing mature with an amazing pace is really an extraordinary experience.
The part that I liked best in this book is when Adam was shooting at the British redcoats. He was exhausted from all the running he had done and from losing his sleep the night before, so he fell asleep, right in the middle of a battle. That's not something you see everyday, it's very unusual. If there weren't any bushes or smoke covering him up, Adam would have been shot dead without knowing how he got killed. However, what touched me the most was how Adam's uncle and the Reverend reacted when they heard someone said that Adam was lying on the ground, motionless. They worried and cried and prayed for him just like his father would have done. This shows how a person can care so much for another person.

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Summary: worth reading, worth buying
Review: this may not be the best book I've read, but it's most certainly good. The book starts off with Adam, a young 15 year old boy whose wanting to please. His relationship with his father is less than thrilling, but after signing up for the war, Adam and his father begin to bond. But after a gruesome tragedy, Adam learns to depend on himself more and more throughout the gory war. He grows into a man rather than a boy and lives through death, through wounds, and sadness.
A little slow starting off, but the book get's better. I liked how Howard Fast used so much detail in the deaths of Adams friends. For even more fun see the movie 'the patriot" which is a very simalar story. Also read "My Brother Sam is Dead" as well, which is a little more child friendly.

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Summary: Above average book
Review: It had some drama and gave us a true story about history.

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Summary: Above average book
Review: It was a good book with some drama and a true story about history.

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Summary: Fast's sorta Slllooowww book
Review: I found that this book tought me alot about the war and the people back then, but it was extremely descriptive and detailed. I dont think that talking for 2 pages about "interpretation of dreams" had too much to do with the story, but that's just my opinion. But besides this, the story was pretty good, and very suspensful.

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Summary: Never read!
Review: This is a terrible book. Its writing is poor and the plot is dumb. The only reason I read this book was for school. It doesn't reflect how it was during the Battle of Lexingburg. It's just about a scared little boy. I feel pain when I read this book.

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Summary: April Morning
Review: April Morning, is a book that will make you jump out of your seat. It explains about a boy named Adam and his family who lived during the Revolutionary War in April of 1775.You will learn about Adam, his brother Levi, his mother Sarah, Granny, and his father Moses. Adam is 15 years old. He has many internal conflicts about becoming a man. He has many external conflicts with his father and his brother. One of the conflicts he had with his father was about superstition. His father whipped him seven times, but Adam said it was a superstitious number so he whipped him ten more times. During the war, Adam had to act like a man about seeing people being killed.Also, Adam was very emotional because he saw close friends killed.The book explains about the bloody battles of Lexington.I highly recomend this book to people who like learning and reading about war.

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Summary: April Morning
Review: April Morning, is a fantastic book about the battle at Lexington on the day of April 19, 1775. The main charater is a 15 year old boy named Adam Cooper. Adam has a mother, a father, a younger bother named Levi, and a grandmother that lives with them. Adam thinks that his father hates him, but on the night the horrible red - coats come to their town, he changes his mind about everthing.Adam always thought that war was a neat thing to be in, but he finds out that it's horrible. Adam learns that is bloody and it's terrible to hear the moaning of the wounded and the screams when people get shot. Adam leaves childhood and becomes a man when he signs the muster book to go to war. April Morning is a tragic book with many good details about the battle at Lexington. If you like books about adventure and the Revolutionary War, April Morning is the right book for you!!!

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Summary: April Morning
Review: If you want to read an outstanding book about the Revolutionary War,I highly recommend April Morning.If you read the book you will get to know Adam Cooper, Moses Cooper, Levi Cooper, Sarah Cooper, Granny, Cousin Simmons, Ruth Simmons, the Reverend, and the dreadful British troops. This book is about the bloody battle of Lexington on April 19, 1775.Adam is always getting into fights with his dad.He never really knew his dad even cared about him until the day childhood left him and manhood took over- the day Adam signed the muster book, and joined the war.Pretty soon Adam learns more things about war that he wishes he never did-.Like death... In my opinion , any other book you read about the Battle of Lexington wll not be as interesting as April Morning.

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Summary: A child wakes a child but becomes a man.
Review: I thought this book was an excellent war novel. In the beginning a young naive kid of fifteen signs up to defend his city against the British. In the end an old child of fifteen goes to bed. During the course of the day he sees his father shot, his friend shot, and his enemy shot. It is one of the greatest war novels of that time and I certainly know why. It was told with startling realism and I really enjoyed it.