It is 1776. The Revolutionary War in America rages, and New York City is newly occupied by the powerful British army. Young Sophia Calderwood’s beloved soldier brother, William, is being held on a gruesome British prison ship. Horrified by the atrocities she sees there, Sophia resolves to avenge his brutal treatment and help advance the patriot cause. She soon gets her chance. Recruited by a mysterious gentleman, Sophia becomes a spy in the home of the supreme commander of the British forces. There she discovers that an American general plans to switch sides in a plot that will irreparably damage the Americans if it succeeds. But the identity of the would-be traitor is so shocking that no one believes Sophia. So she decides to stop the treachery herself-but she’s alone, she’s a girl, and she’s running out of time. And if she fails, she’ll be hung!

ISBN: 9780545706759