Girl In Blue

Girl in Blue is about a sixteen year-old girl named Sarah Wheelock who lives a farm in Michigan during civil war times. One day she runs away from her cruel father and an arranged marriage, disguises herself as a boy, and joins the union army. She then goes undiscovered for nearly three months. When she is discovered, she decides to become a woman spy in Mr. Pinkie's spy network. Then she goes undercover as a maid to spy on a widow who si suspected of being a southern spy.
Sarah is a strong female lead. She doesn't lose her head when she enlisted, during battle, or when she was discovered as a woman. Neither did she lose her head when a handsome guard brings her flowers. she survives illness, tests of character, and sanity. She is an amazing character based on real women of her time.