![]() ![]() ![]() When Sophia witnesses the hanging of Nathan Hale, she worries even more about the whereabouts of her brother and about the impending outcome of the war.įiercely (yet initially secretly) a supporter of the American cause, Sophia sets off to lend her support to the patriots-serving as a spy while she works as a housemaid for a commander of the British forces. Her older brother, William-a patriot and proud proponent of Thomas Paine’s Common Sense-has gone missing. The story opens in 1776 in New York City, where 12-year-old Sophia Calderwood lives with her mother and father. Avi uses a young female protagonist, who narrates Sophia’s War: A Tale of the Revolution in first person, to tell the thrilling story. And as a topic for his latest novel, he couldn’t have chosen a more engrossing one than the American Revolution. As historical fiction goes, few do it better than Avi, winner of the Newbery Medal for Crispin: The Cross of Lead. ![]()
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