BUYING ADVISORY: EL, MS - ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
At the age of five, Deborah was hired out as a helper because her mother couldn’t afford to keep her children. At eighteen, she took her freedom and took a chance to enlist in the Continental army. Carefully hiding her gender, she fought as hard as the other soldiers around. Even when injured, she managed to keep her secret. It isn’t until she is felled by a fever that she is finally discovered.
I love the back matter where the author talks about research – especially for someone where so little first person information exists. Great for any school covering the American Revolution or women’s history. Check out the case wrap, too.
Cindy Mitchell, Library Teacher, MLS
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