Denied an education because of both her gender and background, sixteen-year-old Elizabeth cuts her hair and alters suits belonging to Will, her wealthy patron's grandnephew, to take his place at school while Will pursues a military career.
Houghton Mifflin
July 2010
On Sale: July 7, 2010
Featuring: Bet; Will
186 pages ISBN: 0547223080 EAN: 9780547223087 Hardcover Add to Wish List
When Will and Bet were four, tragic circumstances brought
them to the same house, to be raised by a wealthy gentleman
as brother and sister. Now sixteen, they’ve both enjoyed a
privileged upbringing thus far. But not all is well in their
household. Because she’s a girl, Bet’s world is contained
within the walls of their grand home, her education limited
to the rudiments of reading, writing, arithmetic, and
sewing. Will’s world is much larger. He is
allowed—forced, in his case—to go to school. Neither
is happy.
So Bet comes up with a
plan and persuades Will to give it a try: They’ll switch
places. She’ll go to school as Will. Will can live as he
chooses. But once Bet gets to school, she soon realizes
living as a boy is going to be much more difficult than she
imagined.
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