I read the book Arundel along about 8th grade.
This is the classic series from Pulitzer Prize-winning historical novelist Kenneth Roberts, all featuring characters from the town of Arundel, Maine. Arundel follows Steven Nason as he joins Benedict Arnold in his march to Quebec during the American Revolution. (Amazon)
He was such a hero. It killed me when he turned traitor.
P.S. Mom told me that place was pronounced “Air-un-dell.” Now 50+ years later my offspring lives in the DC area and Anne Arundel County in MD is evidently pronounced “A-run-dle.” Anybody know about the place in Maine? It’s been bugging me.