Kate and the Spies: The American Revolution (1775) (Sisters in Time #6) | JoAnn A. Grote

Kate and the Spies: The American Revolution (1775) (Sisters in Time #6) | JoAnn A. Grote | Good historical fiction set in Colonial times.

books:

Kate and the Spies...

	Kate and the Spies: The American Revolution (1775) (Sisters in Time #6) JoAnn A. Grote Barbour Publishing, Incorporated, 2004 - 144 pages average customer review:based on 3 reviews view larger image
	for more information click here

When Kate Milton and her cousin happen across the Boston Tea Party, they unwittingly step into the midst of the American Revolution. The eleven-year-old girl finds herself pulled deeper into the conflict by members of her own family-by those who support the Patriots revolutionary cause and those who believe the colonies should submit to the King in England. When her cousin begins to spy for the Patriots, what should she do? Kate and the Spies uses actual historical events to tell a compelling fictional story-of a girl who must determine the right course of action in a confused and difficult time.

for more information click here

Drew my attention into the book

Reviewed by Anneliese Buenker (age 9) for Reader Views (2/08)

"Kate and the Spies" is about a girl named Kate. Kate lives in Boston during the start of the Revolutionary War. Her cousins are patriots but her whole family supports the loyalists and she doesn't know which one to choose. When she is dragged along to the Boston Tea Party, life suddenly becomes a lot more complicated.

I loved the book because it drew my attention into the book. I like books that do that so I read "Kate and the Spies" almost immediately.

for more information click here

Good historical fiction set in Colonial times.

The American colonies lie on the brink of revolution, and eleven-year-old Kate Milton is torn between the two sides of the approaching conflict. Her parents are firm Loyalists, and her father, a doctor, believes it is his duty as an Englishman to obey the law, even if he disagrees with it. Kate thinks some of what the Loyalists say make sense. But her other relatives, including her cousin, Colin, who is her closest friend, are all Patriots, and some of what they say makes sense to Kate, too. When Kate witnesses the Boston Tea Party in December 1773, it just leaves her more confused. Over the next year and a half, Kate struggles with what role to take in the war that seems certain to come, especially when the British government punishes Boston harshly for the destruction of the tea and British soldiers occupy the city.

Young readers who enjoy stories set in Colonial times will most likely enjoy this book, however it's not a must-read. The characters were likable, but I felt they needed a little more development. I plan to try some other books in this series to see what they are like.

for more information click here

A Wonderful Option....

Kate and the Spies: The American Revolution (1775) (Sisters in Time #6)
This is a wonderful option instead of the classic Johnny Tremain. Kate and the Spies covers the same time frame as the classic, but the language is more modern and more easily understandable for 5th through 7th graders. Also, the story does a better job exploring the relationships between loyalists and patriots and the problems families and colonists faced during the time prior to the Revolutionary War.

products you might be interested in