Tarleton's Spy

"The salt wind whipped at Jimmy's face as he stared longingly toward the distant horizon. His whole life in London was gone, and a new adventure in the colonies lay ahead of him, as uncertain as the waves tossing around him."Traveling across the ocean from his home in England, a young lad named Jimmy finds himself caught up alone in the middle of the American Revolutionary War. In Tarleton's Spy, author David Slaughter recounts Jimmy's exciting adventures as he meets the enigmatic...
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"The salt wind whipped at Jimmy's face as he stared longingly toward the distant horizon. His whole life in London was gone, and a new adventure in the colonies lay ahead of him, as uncertain as the waves tossing around him."Traveling across the ocean from his home in England, a young lad named Jimmy finds himself caught up alone in the middle of the American Revolutionary War. In Tarleton's Spy, author David Slaughter recounts Jimmy's exciting adventures as he meets the enigmatic General Banastre Tarleton and fights through the little known but crucial southern theater of the American War for Independence.The more Jimmy seeks to learn what could motivate the common untrained farmer of the colonies to take arms against the British Empire, the more he finds his loyalties hopelessly stranded between the Americans and the British. As he struggles to unravel the chaos around him, Jimmy discovers secrets from his own past. He also uncovers a mysterious plot that will test his courage, his wits, and his conscience.An engaging coming of age story that will keep readers captivated from beginning to end.Kathleen Chrysler, Teacher