Toliver's Secret

When her grandfather is injured, 10-year-old Ellen Toliver replaces him on a top-secret patriotic mission. Disguised as a boy, she manages to smuggle a message to General George Washington.
  • WINNER | 1978
    Kansas William White Master List
"An unusually fine historical novel for this age level."--Booklist.  

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When her grandfather is injured, 10-year-old Ellen Toliver replaces him on a top-secret patriotic mission. Disguised as a boy, she manages to smuggle a message to General George Washington.

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Awards

  • WINNER | 1978
    Kansas William White Master List

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"An unusually fine historical novel for this age level."--Booklist.  

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