I Have Seen Him in the Watchfire – Local Author – Cathy Gohlke

Description

As Civil War rends his family and the nation, seventeen-year-old Robert vows to rescue his estranged mother and the girl he loves from behind enemy lines. Unwittingly entangled in a prison escape, left for dead, and charged as a spy, Robert must forge his anger and shame into a renewed determination to rescue his family. Confronted by an enemy and a war he no longer understands, Robert finds that the rescue, and its results, may not be up to him.

Awards: 2008 Library Journal, Starred Review, 2009 Carol Award Historical (winner), 2009 Christy Award – Young Adult (winner)