The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise

by Colleen Oakley

“Chi non beve in compagnia o è un ladro è una spia.” “Is that . . . Spanish?” “Italian.” “What does it mean?” “He who won’t drink in company is either a thief or a spy.”

(“I’m reading a book about antigravity. It’s impossible to put down!”),

Sybil Ludington, the daughter of Colonel Henry Ludington, who got on her horse to warn colonial forces of British advancement—riding twice the distance of her male counterpart Paul Revere, and getting none of the renown.