Tanya Landeman's novel, Buffalo Soldier, is this year's Carnegie winner. Though written for a teenage audience, it is well worth discovering for adults. Charley is a young slave girl. The freedom promised by emancipation proves an illusion. Disillusioned and desperate, Charley disguises herself as a boy and joins the army; she becomes a Buffalo Soldier sent to fight the Indian tribes. Action packed, great characters - and plenty to think about.
(Ferelith Hordon - bwl 77 Summer 2015 ) |
