The Curse of the Buttons

by Anne Ylvisaker

Book Overview

Fans of the hapless Button family will thrill to this Civil War prequel, featuring the inimitable "Granddaddy Ike" as a boy. "Eleven is not too young for war," Ike said to Barfoot, who swished his tail agreeably, then lumbered to the yard table and stuck his nose in an unattended pie. When a steamboat arrives heralding the news that Iowa has been called up to represent the Union of the United States of America, Ike is beside himself with excitement...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763661384
• ISBN13: 9780763661380
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 7.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7