 First edition | |
| Author | Howard Fast |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | William Plummer |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Historical fiction, young adult |
| Published | 1961 Crown |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 202 |
| ISBN | 978-0-553-27322-9 |
| OCLC | 3116580 |
April Morning is a 1961 novel by Howard Fast, about Adam Cooper's coming of age during the Battle of Lexington.[1] One critic notes that in the beginning of the novel he is "dressed down by his father, Moses, misunderstood by his mother, Sarah, and plagued by his brother, Levi."[2] In the backdrop are the peaceful people of Lexington, forced "to go into a way of war that they abhorred."[3]
While the novel was not originally written as a young adult story, it has increasingly been assigned in middle school English and social studies classes, due to the age of the protagonist and Fast's meticulous efforts to recreate the texture of daily life in colonial America and the political currents on the eve of the American Revolution.
In 1988, a film version was made for television starring Chad Lowe as Adam and Tommy Lee Jones as Moses.
- ^ Hunter, Jeffrey W. (2000). "Howard Fast (1914-)". Contemporary Literary Criticism. 131: 49–103. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- ^ Gunning, Sally. "History Made Real in 'April Morning'". National Public Radio. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- ^ Kalijarvi, Mary G. (1975). "Bicentennial Browsing: Rx for English Teachers, a Cure for Bicentennial Blues". The English Journal. 64 (6): 64–70. doi:10.2307/815959. JSTOR 815959.