Write On, Mercy!: The Secret Life of Mercy Otis Warren

Gretchen Woelfle

BOYDS MILL Press, Mar 1, 2012 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 40 pages

Growing up on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Mercy Otis Warren was fortunate to go to school with her brother. When she married Patriot James Warren, Mercy wrote in secret—poetry, plays, and about the events of her time. She wrote of the people she knew, including George Washington and John and Abigail Adams. It wasn't until Mercy was older that her literary life became known, with the publication of her three-volume history of the American Revolution. This is the first picture-book biography of an intrepid woman chronicler.

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Review: Write On, Mercy! The Secret Life of Mercy Otis Warren

User Review  - Laura - Goodreads

A lovely and clear biography about Mercy Otis Warren, a poet and playwright during the American Revolution. Many pages include a poem written by Mercy and the illustrations are charming but not ...

Review: Write On, Mercy! The Secret Life of Mercy Otis Warren

User Review  - Chris - Goodreads

This was an exceptionally fine story about a really interesting person – of the female persuasion – in our history. The writing is beautiful and sophisticated, the story well-researched and finely told. A keeper. Perfect for my 4th grade biography unit.

About the author

Gretchen Woelfle has published fiction and nonfiction for young readers. Jeannette Rankin: Political Pioneer won the 2008 Once Upon A World Award from the Simon Wiesenthal Center/Museum of Tolerance and was named a Notable Social Studies Trade Book by NCSS and a Booklist Top Ten Youth Biography. She lives in Los Angeles, California.

Alexandra Wallner has written and illustrated award-winning children's picture-book biographies of famous writers, artists, and historical figures, focusing on their childhoolds. She lives in Mexico.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Write On, Mercy!: The Secret Life of Mercy Otis Warren
• Author: Gretchen Woelfle
• Illustrated by: Alexandra Wallner
• Publisher: BOYDS MILL Press, 2012
• ISBN: 1590788222, 9781590788226
• Length: 40 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / General; Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Women; Juvenile Nonfiction / History / United States / Colonial & Revolutionary Periods; Juvenile Nonfiction / History / United States / General; Juvenile Nonfiction / People & Places / United States / General