# The Civil War of Amos Abernathy

**Author:** Michael Leali
**Grade range:** Grades 3–7
**First published:** 2022
**Page count:** 242
**Genre:** Children's
**ISBN-13:** `9780063119888`
**ISBN-10:** `0063119889`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/the-civil-war-of-amos-abernathy
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

An ALA Rainbow Book List Top 10 Selection \* Golden Kite Award Winner \* New York Public Library Best Books for Kids \* ALA Booklist Top 10 First Novels for Youth \* Jane Addams Award finalist \* Lambda Literary Award Finalist A heartfelt debut novel about a boy’s attempt to find himself in the history he loves—perfect for fans of Dear Sweet Pea and From the Desk of Zoe Washington. Amos Abernathy lives for history. Literally. He’s been a historical reenactor nearly all his life. But when a cute new volunteer arrives at his Living History Park, Amos finds himself wondering if there’s something missing from history: someone like the two of them. Amos is sure there must have been LGBTQ+ people in nineteenth-century Illinois. His search turns up Albert D. J. Cashier, a Civil War soldier who might h

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### Golden Kite Award

- **recommended** · 3rd grade — [source: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 2023 Winner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Kite_Award)
- **recommended** · 4th grade — [source: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 2023 Winner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Kite_Award)
- **recommended** · 5th grade — [source: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 2023 Winner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Kite_Award)
- **recommended** · 6th grade — [source: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 2023 Winner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Kite_Award)
- **recommended** · 7th grade — [source: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 2023 Winner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Kite_Award)

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