Analysis Of Ellen Toliver

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Ellen Toliver is the main character in this book. This story takes place in a winter of New York. One day, Ellen’s grandfather breaks his ankle when he was on ice because he slipped and he asked Ellen to bring an important letter to his far away friend Shannon that will give it to George Washington. the problem was it was in a different state and the rules does not let girls to go in a boat alone so she had to become a boy. She did it by cutting her hair and wearing boy close because they would not let any little girls or girl on the boats. To not have much attention grabbing activity on her, they put the note in a loaf of bread wrapped around in a blue blanket. She had to go in a ferryboat, but accidentally she went in a British boat with