Sophia's war: a tale of the Revolution. In , after witnessing the execution of Nathan Hale in New York City, newly occupied by the British army, young Sophia Calderwood resolves to do all she can to help the American cause, including becoming a bltadwin.ru Interaction Count: K. * “Sophia’s War is outstanding historical fiction, bringing to dramatic life the human story behind extraordinary events. The climax is a seamless incorporation of hard fact with thrilling espionage as Avi juxtaposes scenes of André and Arnold’s attempt to meet against Sophia’s efforts to stop them/5(). Sophia’s War is an honest straightforward account of a young girl’s struggle to understand the world she lives in, how that world is changing and what exactly her place is in it. Avi writes from Sophia’s point of view. Sophia tells her story as if she is conversing with the /5(K).
Sophia's War: A Tale Of The Revolution|Avi, The Works Of Oscar Wilde. Volume The Duchess Of Padua. A Play|Oscar O'Flahertie Wills Wilde, The Nurse's Clinic: Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow|Alfreda McDaniel, History Of The Association Of Black Psychologists: Profiles Of Outstanding Black Psychologists|Robert Williams. Sophia's War: a Tale of the Revolution. In , the War of Independence comes to New York City, and to twelve-year-old Sophia Calderwood's family. William, her older soldier brother, has been missing since the defeat of George Washington's Army at the Battle of Brooklyn. Avi uses a young female protagonist, who narrates Sophia's War: A Tale of the Revolution in first person, to tell the thrilling story. The story opens in in New York City, where year-old Sophia Calderwood lives with her mother and father. Her older brother, William—a patriot and proud proponent of Thomas Paine's Common Sense.
Her enduring affection for André sets up the novel’s central conflict: to save her country, Sophia must betray a man she cares for, knowing her deceit will cause his death. Sophia’s War is outstanding historical fiction, bringing to dramatic life the human story behind extraordinary events. The climax is a seamless incorporation of hard fact with thrilling espionage as Avi juxtaposes scenes of André and Arnold’s attempt to meet against Sophia’s efforts to stop them. Sophia's War was an exciting book to read. Avi has taken a real event of the American Revolution that has many aspects to it that have never been explained and offers a cogent explanation. And why not? This is what historical fiction is all about. All the places and events, as well as most of the characters in Sophia's War are real and you will probably recognize them from history lessons. It is told in the voice of self-conscious narrator Sophia, who directly addresses her readers in. A Reading Group Guide for. Sophia’s War: A Tale of the Revolution. By Avi. About the Book. In , the War of Independence comes to New York City and to twelve-year-old Sophia Calderwood’s family. William, her older soldier brother, has been missing since the defeat of George Washington’s Army at the Battle of Brooklyn.
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