Breaking the Rules
Book Seven: Breaking the Rules
In the 1800s, even war had rules. Soldiers fought soldiers. Battles took place on open fields. Prisoners were treated with respect. And African Americans didn’t fight. But by 1863 the Civil War had become so deadly that both sides had begun breaking the rules. They attacked cities. They spied on each other. They had turned what was supposed to be a short war into an all-out life or death struggle. In the seventh book of the Young Heroes of History series, Randy Lightfoot is an African American living in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Like most boys he is concerned with making friends and trying to stay out of trouble. The rules of war could not be further from his mind....
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After being kidnapped from his home in the free state of Pennsylvania, Randy has been taken to the Castle Thunder Prison in Richmond, Virginia. He is in a large cell occupied by many other African Americans awaiting their fate. ———- “Hey kid,” a voice said, “mind if I sit here?” Randy looked up to see a small man standing above him. He gave a smile that surprised Randy. Not only because of the large amount of teeth the man was missing but also because of the warmness behind the smile. Where does this guy find the joy to smile like that? Randy thought to himself. “Sure,” Randy replied with a wave of his hand at the empty...
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