| No Girls Allowed Contributor(s): Kay, Alan N. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1572493240 ISBN-13: 9781572493247 Publisher: White Mane Kids OUR PRICE: $7.55 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2003 Annotation: The Civil War was fought by men. Men started it and men ended it. At least that is what everyone thought. With Civil War destroying the country, Mary Adams and Lynn Rhodes decide to help even if they aren't wanted. Mary joins an aid society and helps to heal the wounded, eventually meeting Clara Barton. Lynn joins her twin brother and disguises herself as a boy to fight alongside the men and boys of the Union army. Each of them faces different challenges as they struggle to be treated as equals. During the Battle of Antietam, these two very different girls, who choose two very different paths, find themselves forced to work together to not only save the country but to somehow take a stand for women in a war that was only for men. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2003052522 |
| Series: Young Heroes of History (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 5.54" W x 8.52" (0.51 lbs) 164 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 85832 Reading Level: 4.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The roles of women in the Civil War, sometimes apparent and sometimes hidden, are depicted at the Battle of Antietam along with the frustrations doctors and nurses faced in the war. The Civil War was fought by men. Men started it and men ended it. At least that is what everyone thought. With Civil War destroying the country, Mary Adams and Lynn Rhodes decide to help even if they aren't wanted. Mary joins an aid society and helps to heal the wounded, eventually meeting Clara Barton. Lynn joins her twin brother and disguises herself as a boy to fight alongside the men and boys of the Union army. Each of them faces different challenges as they struggle to be treated as equals. During the Battle of Antietam, these two very different girls, who choose two very different paths, find themselves forced to work together to not only save the country but to somehow take a stand for women in a war that was only for men.
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Contributor Bio(s): Kay, Alan N.: - Alan N. Kay, M.Ed., is a cum laude graduate of Brandeis University. He has been awarded Social Studies Teacher of the Year and has written and published award-winning curricula. Mr. Kay was awarded the 2002 Daughters of the American Revolution National Outstanding Teacher of American History. He was also named the Florida History Day Teacher of the Year in 2001 for developing new National History Day programs in the Hillsborough County and Pinellas County school systems in Florida and became one of the eight finalists for the 2001 National History Day Teacher of the Year. He has also recently been named the Outstanding Educator for Pinellas County, Florida. |