My last skirt : the story of Jennie Hodgers, Union soldier

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Label

My last skirt : the story of Jennie Hodgers, Union soldier

Title remainder

the story of Jennie Hodgers, Union soldier

Statement of responsibility

by Lynda Durrant

Title variation

My last skirt : a novel

Creator

• Durrant, Lynda, 1956-
• trueDurrant, Lynda, 1956-

Subject

• trueUnited States, Army | Illinois Infantry Regiment, 95th (1862-1865)
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Juvenile fiction
• trueGender role
• trueHistorical fiction
• Sex role -- Fiction
• trueIrish Americans
• trueUnion soldiers
• United States, Army | Illinois Infantry Regiment, 95th (1862-1865) -- History -- Fiction
• trueHodgers, Jennie, 1843-1915
• Soldiers -- Fiction
• trueImmigrants, Irish
• trueUnited States Civil War, 1861-1865
• trueAmerican Civil War era (1861-1865) -- 1861 -- 1865
• trueCivil war
• trueWomen soldiers
• Hodgers, Jennie, 1843-1915 -- Fiction
• trueRole reversal
• trueWomen's role
• trueWar stories
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction
• Irish Americans -- Fiction
• trueBattles
• trueIdentity (Psychology)
• United States, Army | Illinois Infantry Regiment, 95th (1862-1865) -- History -- Juvenile fiction
• trueDisguises
• trueMale impersonators
• trueIrish American women
• Hodgers, Jennie, 1843-1915 -- Juvenile fiction
• trueBrothers and sisters
• trueWar
• trueIreland -- History -- 19th century
• trueUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

Genre

• Fiction
• Juvenile fiction
• trueWar stories
• trueHistorical fiction

Language

eng

Summary

Enjoying the freedom afforded her while dressing as a boy in order to earn higher pay after emigrating from Ireland, Jennie Hodgers serves in the 95th Illinois Infantry as Private Albert Cashier, a Union soldier in the American Civil War

Theme

• trueGirls disguised as boys

Award

Amelia Bloomer List, 2007

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

[Fic]

Index

no index present

Intended audience

760

Intended audience source

Lexile

LC call number

PZ7.D93428

LC item number

My 2006

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile

760

Literary form

fiction

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel

• 6
• 8

Nature of contents

bibliography

Target audience

pre adolescent