What is the theme of the fighting ground?

The theme in Fighting Ground is that you shouldn't assume what things are like because Johnathan thought that war is going to be like holding a gun and fighting with the others, but actually war is pretty scary. Also fear is one of the themes in the book Fighting Grounds because he was scared he he saw the Hessians.

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Thereof, what is the setting of the fighting ground?

The story takes place in New Jersey on April 3 and 4 in 1778. The Revolutionary War has begun, and the American colonists are fighting for their independence from Britain. In addition to the British forces, the Americans fight the Hessians, German soldiers hired by Britain.

Furthermore, what is the conflict in the fighting ground? Jonathan's major conflict is deciding whom to trust, the American soldiers he is with or the Hessian soldiers he meets.

Besides, why is the fighting ground banned?

The Fighting Ground won the 1985 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction and was listed on the ALA's Notable Children's Books list. It was banned from elementary schools in Florida's Bay District Schools in 2008 for containing profanity.

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