National Book AwardBert Breen's Barn
National Book Award Winner
Book · Middle Grade
The Matchlock Gun
Honors
Get the book
We may earn a commission when you buy through links on this page. It never affects which books we recommend. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.
About the book
In 1756, during the French and Indian War in upper New York state, ten-year-old Edward is determined to protect his home and family with the ancient, and much too heavy, Spanish gun that his father had given him before leaving home to fight the enemy.
For parents
No age or grade range recorded.
No content notes recorded.
More by Walter D. Edmonds
- National Book Award