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A soldier's secret : the incredible true story of Sarah Edmonds, a Civil War hero /

Nineteen-year-old Sarah masquerades as a man during the Civil War, serving as a nurse on the battlefield and a spy for the Union Army, escaping from the Confederates, and falling in love with one of her fellow soldiers. Based on the life of Sarah Emma Edmonds.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Moss, Marissa
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Amulet Books, 2012.
Subjects:
Edmonds, S. Emma E. > (Sarah Emma Evelyn), > 1841-1898 > Juvenile fiction.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Women > Juvenile fiction.
Edmonds, S. Emma E. > (Sarah Emma Evelyn), > 1841-1898 > Fiction.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Women > Fiction.
Soldiers > Fiction.
Impersonation > Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Description
Summary:Nineteen-year-old Sarah masquerades as a man during the Civil War, serving as a nurse on the battlefield and a spy for the Union Army, escaping from the Confederates, and falling in love with one of her fellow soldiers. Based on the life of Sarah Emma Edmonds.
Physical Description:387 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Awards:A Junior Library Guild selection, 2012.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 386-387).
ISBN:9781419704277 (alk. paper)
1419704273 (alk. paper)