How to Dodge a Cannonball: A Novel by Dennard Dayle

How to Dodge a Cannonball: A Novel

Dennard Dayle

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This novel is ideal for readers who appreciate darkly humorous, satirical takes on historical events and societal issues, particularly those interested in exploring themes of race, identity, and the complexities of American history through unconventional and morally ambiguous characters.

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A cutting, revealing caricature of the American Civil War, told through the story of a white teenager who joins an all-Black regiment of soldiers, for fans of Colson Whitehead and James McBride.How to Dodge a Cannonball is a razor-sharp and bitter...

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