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Soldier's Secret: The Story Of Deborah Sampson (2009)

by Sheila Solomon Klass(Favorite Author)

3.66 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

080508200X (ISBN13: 9780805082005)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)

review 1: This book was one of the only historical fiction book I've read. This is a great story in the time of the American Revolution. This books main character is an empowering woman, Deborah Sampson. She wanted more out of life than just washing clothes and taking care of the house. So she runs away and joins the Continental Army under the name Robert Shurfliff. She disguises herself as a man to fight for her country. This book to me was a great book and showed that women can do just as much as men.
review 2: My 6th grader and I read this together as part of his Revolutionary War history study. It's based on a real historical figure so that made it even more interesting. There are some references to womanly functions (periods) and a couple to sex, but nothing direc... moret and in your face. It gave nice accounting of a young woman who disguised herself as a man in order to join the Patriot army. There's not a huge amount of information about the war itself, but it did give some insight into life during that time, including slavery and a woman's place in things. My son enjoyed it quite a bit. I would have given it 3-1/2 stars if I could. less

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