A Spy in the King's Colony
By: Lisa Banim
Whats it about?
Emily Parker is an eleven year old girl. In the time, things are split between the Loyalists and the Patriots. Loyalists, who are loyal to the King while Patriots are against the king. Emily and her family are Patriots, while their neighbors are Loyalists. When the 18-year-old neighbor boy, Robert, starts being a little snoopy around the meetings Emily's dad holds, she figures something is up. She follows him for days and comes to the conclusion: Robert is a spy for the Loyalists! What will happen? Will Robert end up selling them out on the secret meetings Emily's father holds? Will he put the Parker family in danger?