Read Aloud--Toliver's Secret

After reading Johnny Tremain, Toliver's Secret by Esther Wood Brady just didn't compare.  While it's an interesting story a young girl in colonial America, the characters were not very well developed.  The young girl even had to dress up like a boy to have her adventure.  Weren't girls having adventures as girls in colonial America?  Maybe not.  If you're looking for a great book about this time period stick with Johnny Tremain.  It was a pretty quick read though.  I do appreciate how our curriculum does try to teach history through these read alouds.  I think the boys have all gotten a pretty good picture for this period in our country's history.