When her grandfather is injured 10yearold Ellen Toliver replaces him on atopsecret Patriot mission. Disguised as a boy she manages to smuggle amessage to Genera... » 

When her grandfather is injured 10yearold Ellen Toliver replaces him on atopsecret Patriot mission. Disguised as a boy she manages to smuggle amessage to General George Washington. Booklist calls this stirring fastpacedadventure an unusually fine historical novel for this age level. «