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Dear Ellen Bee
A Civil War Scrapbook of Two Union Spies
By Lyons, Mary E. & Branch, Muriel Miller & Tauss, Marc
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-68982-379-4
- Publisher
- New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2000.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 2000
Gr 5-8 Elizabeth (Bet) Van Lew, an aristocratic Richmond lady, and Mary Elizabeth (Liza) Bowser, the daughter of Bet's freed slaves, are bound into a tempestuous yet loving relationship that is severely tested by the Civil War and by their own fiercely independent personalities. Miss Bet has grand plans for the girl; she wants her to go to school in Philadelphia and become a teacher because she will "not have my girl waiting on spoiled white women." Liza resents Miss Bet's efforts to...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
