Nurse, Soldier, Spy: The Story of Sarah Edmonds, a Civil War Hero

Description: Moss and Hendrix depict the incredible true story of Sarah Emma Edmonds, who dressed as a man and fought in the Civil War. Full color.

Brief description: Marissa Moss has written more than 70 children's books. She is the bestselling author/illustrator of the Amelia's Notebook series and illustrator of The Eye That Never Sleeps, America's Tea Parties, Barbed Wire Baseball, and Nurse, Soldier, Spy. Her awards include two California Book Awards, a Eureka! Nonfiction Children's Book Award Honor, an NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People, an ALA Notable, and the Cowan Writers' Prize. She lives in Berkeley, California.

Review Quotes: "The incredible story of how Sarah Edmonds becomes Frank Thompson is full of adventure, bravado and pathos."-- "San Francisco Chronicle"