title: A Soldier's Secret: The Incredible True Story of Sarah Edmonds, a Civil War Hero
author:  Marissa Moss 
description: Nineteen-year-old Sarah has been passing as a man for three years when the Civil War begins. Determined to be a part of history, she enlists in the Union army as Frank Thompson, serving, respectively, as a nurse, postmaster, spy, and orderly. Based on the true story of Sarah Emma Edmonds, who became the only woman to be recognized by acts of Congress as an honorably discharged soldier, Moss novel offers a fascinating, first-person portrait of a woman who notes, I cant figure out who Im supposed to be . . . Im doomed to be neither fish nor fowl. A keen observer, Sarah/Frank offers a vivid portrait of the horrors of war and the increasing difficulties of maintaining her masquerade when she falls in love with a male nurse. Nicely designed, the book is enhanced by the inclusion of numerous photographs from the Civil War period. Appended material includes a time line, a bibliography, and thumbnail portraits of Civil War generals. Grades 7-12. --Michael Cart
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  Cherry Hill 19: For the Love of Soldiers Elaina and Alana are twins, abducted
  at nineteen all because of a mission their father, a soldier, had completed.
  They gave up on ever being rescued.
  
  
  Then one night their father arrives and they are more than ready to fight to
  be free. He is killed and they are left to fend for themselves until soldiers
  arrive to rescue them. Her sister is shot and needs immediate medical
  attention and the only choice is to separate them. As they all become the
  hunted, Elaina uses her skills and fights beside the soldiers gaining their
  respect and their attention. They will remain by her side until she and her
  sister can meet again and be sure they are truly free.
  
  
  Just as they think they are in the clear, the soldiers must go on a mission to
  resolve the problems and stop illegal activities. Elaina is abducted once
  again, and they will do wha