Sleeping Bear Press, 2004-14-10
Scarlet Stockings Spy
Scarlet Stockings Spy
Tales of Young Americans
Robert Papp, Illustrator
Hardcover
SKU:9781585362301
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A story of bravery and loyalty set against a backdrop of history, it honors courage and the power of conviction. The narrative’s tension and insight illuminate themes of sacrifice and determination.
Book Details
Book Details
Readability • 6.5
Age Range • 6-9
Pages • 48
Subjects • Philadelphia (Pa.) • History • Revolution • 1775-1783 • Spies • Brothers and sisters • United States
Categories • Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - Colonial & Revolutionary Periods • Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Adolescence & Coming of Age • Juvenile Fiction | African American & Black • Juvenile Fiction | War & Military • Juvenile Fiction | Spies & Spying
Publisher Summary
Publisher Summary
In The Scarlet Stockings Spy, Trinka Hakes Noble melds a suspenseful tale of devotion, sacrifice, and patriotism with the stark realities of our country's birth.
Philadelphia 1777 is no place for the faint of heart. The rumble of war with the British grows louder each day, and spies for and against the Patriots are everywhere. No one is above suspicion. Still, everyday life must go on and young Maddy Rose must help her mother, especially since her father's death at the Battle of Princeton and now with her beloved brother Jonathan off with Washington's army. But when childhood games become life-and-death actions, Maddy Rose is drawn ever deeper into events that will explode beyond her imagining.
As young America stands on the very brink of its fight for freedom, it becomes clear that even the smallest of citizens can play the largest of parts, and that the role of a patriot has nothing to do with age and everything to do with heart.
