Homer has a very hard time telling the truth! When his older brother is illegally sold into the Union Army by their evil uncle, Homer sets off to find him and save him from the war. Along the way, Homer is kidnapped, imprisoned, and forced to join a traveling freak show, all the while stretching the truth to his own advantage. Homer ends up traveling by horse, train, boat, and hot air balloon in this funny and adventurous story. The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg is a Newberry Honor book and is on the Rebecca Caudill list of books for 2012.
