Sophia's War

A Tale of the Revolution

By: Avi

Narrated by: Angela Goethals

Acclaimed children's author Avi's many accolades include a Newbery Medal and Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. Inspired by true stories from the American Revolution, Sophia's War begins in 1776, when British troops arrive on the doorstep of 12-year-old Sophia Calderwood's home in New York. After the disappearance and possible capture of her brother - and the execution of Nathan Hale - Sophia has vowed to do all she can to help the cause for independence. But the war will test her in ways she never imagined.

©2012 Avi Wortis, Inc. (P)2012 Recorded Books

Loved It

I started this book for a school assignment, next thing I know I'm reading all the way to the end.

Connecting History to fiction is very difficult, thus I admire the author‘s effort to think around Historical events.

I do not much like how Sophia had an admiration for a man much beyond her years, no matter the time period I don’t wish to see that as normal. I am glad that at the end she resolved to his fate as an enemy and spy. I believe that beyond that, the story was a good way to think around things that happened. I particularly admired that the man in which Sophia worked under was real, it is not easy to connect History with fiction. The fact that Sophia was a girl and that was why she was overlooked was a wise analysis of her character and so I admire that thought as well.

Perfect for middle school

I had my middle school classes read this book during our revolution unit and they loved it. It's 95% true so they loved picking out the true story an doing more research. Way better than traditional history learning!

An Enjoyable Historical Novel

Set in the American Revolution, a smart and courageous girl 12-15 years old set out to get revenge on the British soldiers who put her brother into a horrible prison where he was tortured and murdered. She got it.

The narrator needs work

A decent story, though the plot does drag. However, the narrator used a fake British accent for the main character, which was so grating that it detracted from the story.