The Secret Soldier: The Story of Deborah Sampson (Scholastic Biography)

by Ann McGovern, Harold Goodwin (Illustrator)

Overview

Deborah Sampson wanted to travel and have adventures, but since she had no money, the best way to do that was to join the army. This is the exciting true story of a woman who became a soldier during the American Revolutionary War, by dressing and acting like a man.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780590430524
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	06/01/1990
Series:	Scholastic Biography
Edition description:	Reissue
Pages:	64
Sales rank:	107,773
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 7.63(h) x (d)
Lexile:	590L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Ann McGovern has written over 35 children's books, including STONE SOUP; several books in the IF YOU LIVED... series; and SCRAM, KID! (Viking, 1974), which won the Horn Book Award. McGovern spent part of her career at Scholastic, where she created the SeeSaw Book Club. McGovern lives in New York City.