OLDER FICTION
Moss, Marissa

A Soldier's Secret: The Incredible True Story of Sarah Edmonds, a Civil War Hero

(3) YA In this fictionalized biography, a young woman narrates her captivating story of serving in the Civil War as a soldier, nurse, and spy disguised as a man to escape an arranged marriage. Overall the story is authentic, and Moss acknowledges where she took liberties with the truth. Archival photographs are interspersed throughout the text. Timeline. Bib.

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