Toliver's Secret

Name: Toliver's Secret
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Esther Wood Brady
ISBN: 9798349136290

Author: Esther Wood Brady

Narrator: Emily Ellet

Unabridged: 3 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Echo Point Books & Media, LLC

Published: 03/05/2026

Categories: Children's Fiction, Historical Stories, Action & Adventure Stories, Children's Social Themes

Synopsis

When her grandfather is injured, 10-year-old Ellen Toliver replaces him on a top-secret patriotic mission. Disguised as a boy, she manages to smuggle a message to General George Washington.This audiobook is expertly read by Emily Ellet, with audio engineering by Mike Thal. It was produced and published by Echo Point Books & Media, an independent bookseller in Brattleboro, Vermont.”Copyright (C) 1976 by Esther Wood Brady (P) (2025) Echo Point Books & Media, LLC

Reviews

Goodreads review by Luisa on March 20, 2020

Read about Ellen, a fictitious character who has to sneak a hidden message to George Washington. A great family read-aloud that my mom read to us! Age: 8 - 12 Reading Level: 3rd - 6th grades Cleanliness: Children's Bad Words Mild Obscenities & Substitutions - 1 Incident: drat Name Calling - 3 Incidents:......more

Goodreads review by Sarah Grace on February 24, 2017

I really enjoyed this book when I was younger! Definitely a great read for children 8-14.......more

Goodreads review by Darlene on March 30, 2012

I read this book aloud to my children. It is an historical fiction adventure set in New York in the 1700s. Ten year-old Ellen Toliver is a meek and mild girl, who is often bullied by another girl named Dicey. Grandfather encourages Ellen to stand up for herself and talk back to Dicey, but Mother is a......more

Goodreads review by Lindsay on February 02, 2017

I read this aloud with my children (ages 9, 7 & 5) and we all greatly enjoyed this courageous historical fiction tale of a young girl carrying a secret message through enemy lines during the Revolutionary War and all the crazy circumstances she faced. A great read if you are studying this time perio......more

Goodreads review by Shannon on November 13, 2023

My daughters (10 and 8 years old) rate this one 5 stars!!......more