Spitfire

Description:

In October of 1776, two twelve-year-olds meet on a ship on Lake Champlain--Abigail, disguised as a boy while seeking her only living relative, and Pascal, brought aboard by his stepfather, the captain--and forge a fast friendship while serving together as soldiers.

subjects: Diaries,  Stepfathers,  Orphans,  Seafaring life,  Valcour Island, Battle of, N.Y., 1776,  Fiction,  Sex role,  Friendship,  History,  Children's fiction,  Friendship, fiction,  Orphans, fiction,  Stepparents, fiction,  New york (n.y.), fiction,  Sex role, fiction,  Diaries, fiction,  Champlain, lake, fiction,  United states, history, revolution, 1775-1783, fiction

Places: United States,  Lake Champlain

Times: Revolution, 1775-1783