Becoming a man is never easy. For Jethro Creighton, who comes of age during the turbulent years of the Civil War, the journey is more difficult than usual. He must learn on his own, left behind on the family farm in Illinois. By the Newbery Award-winning author of Up a Road Slowly. Newbery Honor Book, 1965. "Brégy projects a sense of wonder as he narrates the splendid text... an outstanding audio."—AudioFile