Later, Homer overhears the men talking about how the oath was not legal. A short time later, a group of men come and force Harold to take an oath that forces him to fight in the Union Army during the Civil War. Harold defends his brother by pushing the uncle into the dirt. One day Homer takes a crust of bread from the slop meant for the pigs, causing the uncle to become angry. Their uncle is a cruel man who makes the children live in the barn. Figg and his brother, Harold, live with their uncle.
Figg is a funny novel that presents true history to readers in a way that is both eye-opening, touching, and provides for a good laugh. In the end, Homer saves his brother from sure death only to place himself in mortal danger. Homer meets a Quaker who is smuggling slaves out of the country, a preacher who is easily tricked by a con woman and her accomplice, and a medicine show owner who turns out to be a spy for the Confederates. In this novel, Homer has many adventures as he follows his brother to the Battle of Gettysburg.
Figg by bestselling novelist Rodman Philbrick is the story of a young boy who runs away to find his brother, a young boy who has been sold into the army during the Civil War.
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