

Now or Never!: 54th Massachusetts Infantry’s War to End Slavery
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Here is the riveting dual biography of two little-known but extraordinary men in Civil War history—George E. Stephens and James Henry Gooding, Union soldiers who served in the Massachusetts 54th Infantry, the well-known black regiment, and also war correspondents who published eyewitness reports of the battlefields.
ISBN: 9781629793405
JLG Release: Jan 2018
Awards & Honors
2018 Carter G. Woodson Book Award Honor, Secondary Level
Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2017, Teen Books
New York Public Library Best Books for Teens 2017
Praise & Reviews
Starred or favorable reviews have been received from these periodicals:
Booklist, Kirkus Reviews*, School Library Journal, Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)
School Library Journal
Book Details
ISBN
9781629793405
First Release
January 2018
Genre
Nonfic
Dewey Classification
973.7/444
Trim Size
6" x 9 1/4"
Page Count
144
Accelerated Reader
Level 8; Points: 5;
Scholastic Reading Counts
Level 11.4; Points: 9;
Lexile
Level 1140L
Format
Print Book
Edition
Hardcover edition
Publisher
Calkins Creek
Potentially Sensitive Areas
Language: Mild Language, Language: Racial or Ethnic Epithet/Slur, Discrimination: Reference/Discussion, Violence: War/Harsh Realities of War, Violence: Mild Violence, Language: Racial or Ethnic Epithet/Slur