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My Last Skirt
The Story of Jennie Hodgers, Union Soldier
By Durrant, Lynda
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-61857-490-2
- Publisher
- New York : Clarion Books, c2006.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 2006
Gr 6-8 In post-famine Ireland, Jennie's long skirts literally and figuratively hold her back, despite the fact that she is smarter and has more initiative than her brother. She first dons trousers to shepherd for the bishop of Belfast. After their father's death, she and Tom make their way to America. Jennie keeps wearing pants and passes as a boy until jealousy leads Tom to give away her secret. She flees west to Illinois and joins the Union army when the Civil War breaks out. It...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
