Audiobook The Matchlock Gun by Walter D. Edmonds in the ListenBook app
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Book description
Let's be real: "The Matchlock Gun" sounds like the kind of book your great-grandma might've read while knitting socks. But hey, it's a Newbery Medal winner for a reason. Walter D. Edmonds (yes, the guy who won a National Book Award) wrote this in 1941, and honestly? It's a time capsule of mid-century historical fiction-think "The Adventures of Robin Hood" meets colonial anxiety. The premise? A 12-year-old named Edward's stuck guarding his family with a Spanish matchlock gun that's basically a medieval broomstick. "Twice as long as he was," the blurb insists. Yeah, we've all been there-trying to wield a weapon that's taller than your dad.
Now, as an audiobook? It's surprisingly nimble. The narrator nails Edward's teenage panic without tipping into melodrama-like when he's sweating over whether he can actually fire that thing without blowing himself up. You hear the creak of the cabin, the rustle of the woods outside, and that thunk of the matchlock being dragged across the floor. It's immersive in a way the printed page might've missed. And Edmonds doesn't coddle kids; he drops them right into the middle of a crisis where the "threat" is literally a French-Indian raid (yes, the book treats Native nations as a single, monolithic "threat"-a dated but historically accurate perspective we're now more critical of).
But here's the kicker: the book's charm isn't in the history lessons. It's in Edward's sheer, relatable terror. He's not a hero-he's a kid who's terrified of being a hero. "Would I be able to handle it if trouble actually came?" he wonders. Sound familiar? We've all felt that. Edmonds turns a "classic" into something immediate by focusing on the tiny, human details: the way Edward's hands shake, the way he wishes his dad was there, the sheer awkwardness of a kid trying to be a man. The "kid-friendly" update here isn't about dumbing it down-it's about keeping the tension raw.
And let's not pretend the "historical accuracy" is perfect. The French and Indians are still "the enemy" in a way that'd make modern readers wince. But Edmonds isn't writing a history book; he's writing a story about courage that's messy and human. The audiobook version leans into that. You can almost hear Edward's heartbeat in the quiet moments before the danger arrives. It's not just "a book for kids"-it's a book that makes you remember what it felt like to be young, scared, and utterly convinced the world was about to end. And honestly? That's timeless. So grab the audiobook, settle in, and let Edward's panic be your own for a little while. Just don't try to fire that matchlock gun while driving.
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