![]() ![]() And indeed, the Americans lost that battle and retreated through Manhattan as Great Britain gained complete control of the city.ĭesperately worried, I could only hope he was still with General Washington’s army, and not taken prisoner. Alarmed by the danger, my father warned us we might have to leave. The war for our country’s independence had come to our door.įirst, my brother, William, along with thousands of other patriot soldiers, ferried across the East River to the village of Brooklyn to defend the city from a British attack. New York was where I was born, and where I had lived peacefully until just a few weeks before, when we had fled in fear for our lives. IN THE MOMENTOUS year of 1776, on the twenty-second of September, my mother and I were rushing back to the city of New York. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. Master storyteller Avi shows exactly how personal politics can be in this “nail-biting thriller” ( Publishers Weekly) that is rich in historical detail and rife with action. And if she fails, she’s facing an execution of her own. ![]() But the identity of the would-be traitor is so shocking that no one believes her, and so Sophia decides to stop the treacherous plot herself, at great personal peril: She’s young, she’s a girl, and she’s running out of time. Through her work she becomes aware that someone in the American army might be switching sides, and she uncovers a plot that will grievously damage the Americans if it succeeds. Recruited as a spy, she becomes a maid in the home of General Clinton, the supreme commander of the British forces in America. Sophia is horrified by the event and resolves to do all she can to help the American cause. In 1776, young Sophia Calderwood witnesses the execution of Nathan Hale in New York City, which is newly occupied by the British army. Lives hang in the balance in this gripping Revolutionary War adventure from a beloved Newbery Medalist. ![]()
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