These, along with Charley's disillusionment and change, give this novel depth and make it one of Beatty's best. Character Descriptions, Themes, Styles, Quotes, and Topics for Discussion on Charley Skedaddle by Patricia Beatty. The settings from the Bowery, to the battlefield, to Granny's cabin are quite powerful. Rent Charley Skedaddle by Patricia Beatty Summary & Study Guide 1st edition (978-1628236279) today. This well-crafted, somewhat episodic novel makes the point that fighting brings honor, and cowardice, shame. But war proves much more horrible than he'd thought so terrible, in fact, that he deserts, giving himself the disparaging name “Skedaddle.” Afterward, Charley takes refuge in the mountains with Granny Bent, a midwife with her own secret loyalties. “Fighting is important to Charley Quinn, 12, a street-tough New York Bowery Boy who runs away from his Irish-Catholic home to join the Union forces in Virginia. Charley is twelve the year after his brother, Johnny, is killed in the Battle of Gettysburg. Action stories set in exotic or forbidding places. Rich detail…readers will love this rousing epic.” Kirkus Reviews. Charlie Skedaddle Sign of the Beaver Titanic Crossing Dear America Series. Then he decides to leave home after joining the Bowery Boys gang and causing trouble. Gone were thoughts of heroism and revenge,' Chapter 7, 'Then be so good, Charley Skedaddle, as to skedaddle through it right now. “ In this powerful story, based on real-life Civil War records and memoirs, young Yankee deserter Charley Quinn learns that his flight from his first battle doesn't brand him a life-long coward. The book follows Charley, a twelve-year-old boy who runs errands for the leader of the Bowery Boys. 'Sprinting beside the color-bearer, his heart beating as fast as his drum, Charley Quinn went forward with his regiment.' Chapter 7, 'Now the truth flooded Charley's consciousness. He's not quite sure what will become of his life… Then he meets Granny Jerusha Bent, who takes him in as little more than a prisoner. When he deserts his company and runs through the terrifying woods filled with the dead soldiers of Confederate and Union soldiers alike, he has no idea how he'll survive the journey to the West on his own. After months of training to become a drummer boy, he finally sees his first battle in the horrid Wilderness of Virginia. He is anxious to have the opportunity to avenge his brother who died at the battle of Gettysburg. Winner of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical FictionĬharley leaves the gangs of New York City to join the Union army at 12 years old.
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