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For Sophia the “beginning of her extraordinary adventures” began when she witnessed the execution of Nathan Hale, a spy. She was horrified at what happened but being only 12 she realized that she wanted to help the American cause. She just didn’t know how. Sophia at the age 12 did not know how to help, but as she grew and experienced life changing events she accepts the dangers ahead at the age 15.

It starts when she was only 12 with Nathan Hale’s execution. She was petrified that, that would happen to spies. She ends meeting John Andre, a loyalist soldier who was staying in their home. Sophia had become fond of him and idealized him so much. The problem was he was 26 and her 12. Also he was a loyalist, she patriot. She had a brother named William who was a soldier, who had been taken as prisoner and had been treated poorly. Sophia and her parents wanted to ask Andre if he could help them save William but before they did Andre pledged to Sophia he would help them no matter what. When they had asked Andre if he could help them, he told them no could not. This was because he did not want to ruin his reputation and family. When Sophia reminds him he had pledged to do so, he tells her, “A promise to a girl is not a pledge to a lady. You are not yet a lady.” Sophia was only 12 and all feelings towards him vanished and he left. After he left Sophia’s brother William dies. That is when she pledges she will avenge his death, his friends deaths, and show Andre how she can keep a pledge. In 1780, Sophia becomes a spy at age 15. Andre became general and had been about to attack West Point with help from the traitorous American general Benedict Arnold. He had been captured with plans to attack the point but Sophia warned her
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So Andre broke his pledge, William dies, and she helps win the war. Her life completely changed because of the events that had happened at age 12 to

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