


With each review, I provide a Cleanliness Report, mentioning any objectionable content I come across so that parents and/or conscientious readers (like me) can determine beforehand whether they want to read a book or not. **Like my reviews? Then you should follow me! Because I have hundreds more just like this one. A child attends a hanging and gets whipped for watching - nothing is described.Ī girl who is often scared easily learns to trust her grandfather and be courageous while delivering a secret message. Romance Related - 1 Incident: Mentions flirting: "She ran up to two redcoats who stood on the steps of a bakeshop, eating hot little pies while they flirted with a group of kitchen maids."Ĭonversation Topics - 3 Incidents: A reference to officers in the millitary "(a)lways sniffing snuff up their proud noses." Taverns are mentioned and a scene in a tavern includes old ale, pipes, wine bottles and tobacco. Name Calling - 3 Incidents: idiot, idiots, Lobsterbacks (a derogatory term for British soldiers during the Revolution) Mild Obscenities & Substitutions - 1 Incident: drat

A great family read-aloud that my mom read to us! Read about Ellen, a fictitious character who has to sneak a hidden message to George Washington.
