She supports the Union’s goal to emancipate the enslaved and strikes upon the bold idea of disguising herself as a man to enlist in the Union Army. When she’s 21 years old, the American Civil War breaks out. She flees to the US and settles in Flint, Michigan. To win his approval she becomes tougher and braver than the boys her age. Her father has always resented the fact that she’s a girl. Her full name is Sarah Emma Edmonds, but she drops her first name while still a child. The story covers the period between April 1861 and May 1863 (from locations that the Union Army occupied) and follows events in Emma’s life through 1884.Įmma Edmonds lives in St. In the book Behind Rebel Lines, Reit uses a third-person narrative style from the protagonist’s viewpoint throughout most of the story to convey what she experiences. He also wrote adult works, including the true-crime novel The Day They Stole the Mona Lisa (1981). In addition to his work as an illustrator, Reit was a prolific children’s author, writing more than 80 children’s novels (most on topics related to history, nature, and technology). Reit may be best known for creating the children’s cartoon character Casper the Friendly Ghost (1939).
Page references in this study guide refer to the 2014 Kindle edition. Originally published by Gulliver Books in 1988, Behind Rebel Lines is currently available in a 2014 edition from Clarion Books.
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