The Matchlock Gun

By Walter Dean Edmonds
Reading Level: Late Elementary School, Middle SchoolGenre: Fiction
Awards: Newbery Medal
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile 1998
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In 1756 New York state was still a British colony and the French and Indians were still a threat to those living there. This story is the tale of a young man's challenges when left home to protect his family.