No Girls Allowed
Book Five: No Girls Allowed
It was a man’s war. Men had started it. Men would fight it. Men would end it. At least that is what everyone thought. With Civil War destroying the country, Mary and Lynn decide to help even if they aren’t wanted. Mary joins an aid society and helps to heal the wounded. Lynn disguises herself as a boy and fights alongside the men and boys of the army. Each of them faces different challenges as they struggle to be treated as equals. During the Battle of Antietam, these two very different girls, who choose two very different paths find themselves forced to work together to not only save the United States of America but to somehow take a stand...
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Grade 4-6–During the Civil War, Mary Adams wants to do more than work at the aid society so she sets out for the front lines, where she cleans the wounds of Lynn Rhodes and then conceals the fact that Lynn is female. When the secret is revealed, the teens must reevaluate their roles and determine how best they can help as women in a man’s world. Mention of historical figures and places allows readers to learn facts in an easy-to-read format. A bibliography and historical photographs are included.–Denise Moore, O’Gorman Junior High School, Sioux Falls, SD — School Library...
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Wounded at the Battle of Antietam, Lynn Rhodes (known to her commanding officer as Private Lawrence Rhodes) is depending on her new friends Mary and Thomas and her twin brother Daniel to keep the secret that she really is a girl disguised as a soldier. “Where’s Mary?” “I don’t know,” Thomas answered as he looked around the room. He could see a few nurses and other soldiers visiting but no sign of Mary. “She told me she had to take care of some things.” “I hope she shows up soon,” Daniel whispered. He looked around the room, trying to find Major Hyde again. For a military hospital set up in the middle of...
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