The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg
Add Rodman Philbrick's Homer P. Figg to the list of literature's charming boyish rogues like Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. He's a clever lad who is not above stretching the truth when he believes that the situation warrants it. The Civil War era presents a variety of challenging circumstances that are played out [...]