Brief Summary Of Sophia's War By Avi

“Sophia’s War” by Avi is a book about a girl (Sophia) and what she experiences during the revolutionary war. Sophia’s family were passionate patriots, but had to lie because where they lived was controlled by the british. This book gives you a view on what it would be like to be a kid during that event in history.
The story begins with Sophia and her mother witnessing the hanging of Nathan Hale, a patriot spy. This was very traumatizing to Sophia and, had she not seen it, she would have never done what she did over the course of the next three years. After Sophia and her mother arrive safely at their house, along with Sophia’s father later on, they were forced to let a loyalist soldier live in their house with them. His name was Lieutenant John Andre and despite the fact that he was the enemy, he was very kind and Sophia began to fancy him. Sophia had to work at Mr. Gain’s printing shop to support her family because prices had gone through the roof and Sophia’s father could not go into work because he was injured. Meanwhile, John Andre often “flirted” with Sophia and her crush on him only grew. One day when she and John Andre were out walking, Sophia got a glimpse of her brother. Her family was very worried because he went missing a little while back. Anyways, Sophia’s brother, William was with a crowd of patriot soldiers heading towards King’s College which was now a loyalist jail. Sophia was able to visit her brother once by bribing a guard, but the next time she went she learned that he had been transferred to another jail, the sugarhouse. When Sophia told her parents of this, they came to one conclusion: they needed to get William out of jail. So, when John Andre came home that evening, the family begged John Andre to help.
I would recommend this book. Especially if you like historical fiction, this book would be great for