Dear Ellen Bee: A Civil War Scrapbook of Two Union Spies

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Summary: My opinions about Dear Ellen Bee
Review: I read the book Dear Ellen Bee. It is by Mary E. Lyons and Muriel M. Branch. I would give this book four stars because it was good but there is not a lot of adventure. The story is about a young black girl named Miss Bet. She wants to became a teacher so she moves to a big city and she can not wait to go home, sence she is almost finshied school. When she is done with school she can not go home because something has happen to her home. They are taking the blacks for slaves so she has to stay there and try to be careful of her life. If you want to know what happens then you have to read the book for your self. I would recammend this book to 13-16 year olds because it is really hard to understand at first. I hope you read this book for your self so you can see how good it is.

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Summary: Great Historical Novel on the Civil War
Review: Liza, a freed slave, hates having her life all planned out for her. She thanks Miss Bet for freeing her but she doesn't want Miss Bet to plan her life for her. After returning from school in Phildelphia and after getting married to a free black call Wilson she finally gets to live her own life. So when Miss Bet comes up to her to plee for her help in the fight against the Rebels in Richmond she is hesitant. Working at the rebel's president's house is going to be one hard thing for Liza to do. However her decision is finally made up when she sees how the Rebels treat her husband Wilson. When he finally escapes to the North and joins the Union army Liza begins her spying in the President's Residence. Through secret codes and letters she and Miss Bet use the code name Ellen Bee to communicate.

Written in diary from with drawing and scrapes from hear and there this book was really a very good book that gave great insight into the minds of two Union spies. I recommend anyone who likes this book to read the Dear America Series which is also historical novels written in diary form about different girl's lives in different parts of history.

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Summary: Dear Ellen Bee
Review: The book Dear Ellen Bee by Mary E Lyons and Muriel M Branch is a great book. You can't leave the fifth grade wihout reading this book. Dear Ellen Bee is a book about two union spies named Miss Bet and Liza.Liza is a freed slave and wants to be an artist,but Miss Bet wants Liza to be a teacher so therefore Liza and Miss Bet argue alot. If you like the civil war you'll really like this book. I hope you'll read it!