The Hag Rider
by Thomas FenskePublish: Jun 01, 2020Historical Fiction Teen & Young Adult Book Overview
This Civil War memoir explores fifteen-year-old Jack Benson's transition to manhood as he presents his soldier's account of life in the Confederate cavalry, a life convoluted by the spectral manipulations of Vanita, an old witch-woman, a slave who is sworn to safeguard him. Her hidden presence serves to protect Jack throughout the war in amazing ways, across countless miles, through patrols, battle, and capture.
This is unlike any other Civil War tale you've ever read and the first-person perspective on the realities of the war may surprise you.