Loyalty

by Avi

Newbery Medalist Avi explores the American Revolution from a fresh perspective in the story of a young Loyalist turned British spy navigating patriotism and personal responsibility during the lead-up to the War of Independence.

  • Format: eBook
  • ISBN-13/ EAN: 9780358633327
  • ISBN-10: 035863332X
  • Pages: 352
  • Publication Date: 02/01/2022
  • Carton Quantity: 1

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  • About the Book
    Newbery Medalist Avi explores the American Revolution from a fresh perspective in the story of a young Loyalist turned British spy navigating patriotism and personal responsibility during the lead-up to the War of Independence. 

     

    When his father is killed by rebel vigilantes, Noah flees with his family to Boston. Intent on avenging his father, Noah becomes a spy for the British and firsthand witness to the power of partisan rumor to distort facts, the hypocrisy of men who demand freedom while enslaving others, and the human connections that bind people together regardless of stated allegiances. Awash in contradictory information and participating in key events leading to the American Revolution, Noah must forge his own understanding of right and wrong and determine for himself where his loyalty truly lies. 

     

  • About the Author

    Avi

    Avi's many acclaimed books for young readers include the Newbery Medal-winning Crispin: The Cross of Lead and the Newbery Honor books Nothing But the Truth: A Documentary Novel and The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle as well as The Secret School and The End of the Beginning. He lives in Colorado.            

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    ★ "Avi paints a vivid portrait of the pubs, streets, and coastline of colonial Boston, fraught with danger due to rising tensions among the citizens.... A fascinating, complex and rarely seen view of the ­American Revolutionary War."—School Library Journal, STARRED review 

     

    "Avi’s narrative... ebbs and flows with the tides of war, gaining intensity as the Battles of Lexington and Concord loom.... [S]piked with lively dialogue"—The Horn Book

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