ISBN: 978-1-4197-0427-7. Hardcover, $16.95.
Book Talk:
Masquerading as a boy, Sarah tried desperately to enlist in the Civil War and help her country win the war. Unfortunately, since she looks to young to enlist (no beard, voice hasn't changed), she has been continuously turned down as a recruit. Months before the Battle of Bull Run, she finds a recruiter who will let her sign the paperwork to become a nurse as Frank Thompson of Company F, Second Michigan Volunteer Infantry of the Army of the Potomac.Living the life of an army recruit in a military on the march against an enemy, and sharing a tent with a man, Sarah quickly realizes that keeping up the ruse of being a man is going to be more difficult than she had ever imagined.
How long can Sarah continue to masquerade as a man? Will she be discovered?
Based upon the real-life adventure of Sarah Emma Edmonds, who masqueraded as Frank Thompson and served the Unions Army as a soldier, a nurse, and a spy during the Civil War.
Author's Web Site:
http://www.marissamoss.com/
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