Hunter Jones Joins the Civil War(Missouri) by Jinx Olson is a book written about a young boy who is forced to grow up physically and emotionally much greater and faster than most kids his age. At the beginning of the novel, Hunter's dad is shot by a gambler firing at another man. The bullet misses the intended target, hitting his father in the chest and sending him overboard into the strong current never to be seen again. He is accused of being someone just hitching a ride at that point, and when asked to show his ticket finds that the tickets were with his father.
