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SUPER READERS
Title:  The Secret Soldier: The Story of Deborah Sampson
Author:  Ann McGovern
Reviewer:   Ben F. ' 09
Deborah Sampson is eighteen years old when she decides she wants to join the army .  This is illegal because women are not allowed in the army.  In order to join, she does a lot of things, like dressing as a man.  Many bad things happen to her while she is in the army.  She even gets wounded by a sword.  You will have to read this book to find out what happens to Deborah and if she survives as the only woman in the army.

Spring 2002


5th Grade Super Readers
Director:  Betty Grant - Lower School Reading Specialist
Web Site - Andrea Owens
Germantown Academy

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