A teenage girl disguises herself as a boy to escape an abusive father and forced marriage, enlisting as an Union soldier and spy during the Civil War.
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A teenage girl disguises herself as a boy to escape an abusive father and forced marriage, enlisting as an Union soldier and spy during the Civil War.
To escape an abusive father and an arranged marriage, fourteen-year-old Sarah, dressed as a boy, leaves her Michigan home to enlist in the Union Army, and becomes a soldier on the battlefields of Virginia as well as a Union spy working in the house of Confederate sympathizer Rose O'Neal Greenhow in Washington, D.C.
will contain mild spoilers
Threat of forced marriage to lecherous neighbor; no on-page sexual content.
Civil War battle scenes and soldier experiences; moderate intensity.
No profanity present
No substance use depicted
No LGBTQ+ representation
No religious themes present
No magic or witchcraft elements
No occult content present
Civil War setting with themes of loyalty, bravery, and gender equality.
No self-harm or suicide depicted
Abusive father, forced marriage threat, and wartime suffering depicted.
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