In Sophia’s War by Avi, the story begins with Sophia having twelve years of age in 1776. Most of the time, she sticks with her mother wherever she roams. Her brother, William has been missing for a few days. Her father, mother, and herself had to travel somewhere far away from home because of the British soldiers invading their hometown. After a few days of being out of town, Sophia’s father decided that it would best if Sophia and her mother went back home. He would return but later when it was safer for him to travel. While walking home, Sophia and her mother encountered the hanging of Captain Hale. From that moment on, Sophia’s life would soon be changed.
After a few days, Sophia and her mother were at home safely, when two men soon…show more content… They let Sophia’s mother know that if her husband didn’t return soon, they would lose their home. Soon after Sophia’s father came home injured with a bullet in this body. Later on in the book, the British let the Calderwood’s know that one of their soldiers would stay in their home. When John Andre arrived, John Andre and Sophia talked many times. He even wrote her a poem and gave her a blue bow for her hair. Soon, John Andre would have to leave the Calderwood home. Sophia asked him if he would know where William was (if he was captured), but he would say. Then one day Sophia could have sworn she saw her brother. She followed where they took him. A few days later, she came back and bribed the guard to let her come into the sugarhouse. Inside, Sophia found her brother. The next day, Sophia came back but they told her they had transported him to a ship. When she arrived at the ship with her money in her hands, the people on board told her that her brother had died. Three years later, Sophia met with Mr. Townsend to send news articles for her father. Mr. Townsend then asked Sophia if she wanted a job and soon enough, she was earning her own money. After a few days of work, Mr. Townsend asked Sophia if she would become a spy. Of course she thought
