George Washington's Spy (Time Travel Adventure)

“George Washington’s Spy” is an easy-read page-turner. The book mixes history, mystery, adventure, moral-wrestling, MacGyver-like tricks, and intriguing trivia (e.g., cockroaches can live without their heads but will die of starvation; you can get Vitamin C from birch bark). If the author ever does decide to update her book, I would recommend she take a look at the following observations: P 17 “George Washington was in Cambridge with his troops, but they were outnumbered.” Washington counted 14,000 men at the start of the siege, though some others say it was as high as 20,000, if one included soldiers not fit to fight. Howe had some 11,000 troops that departed at the end of the siege. Though Washington certainly had troops leaving his command by the end of the siege due to expiring enlistments, he is most often said to have had 7 to16 thousand men, with the British having 4 to 11 thousand men. Whether Washington had less than Howe at the end of the siege, and so was outnumbered, is possible but not documented. What is certain, though, is that Washington didn’t have enough men to outright attack the British. P 33 “Hypothermia occurs when the body’s core temperature falls below ninety-four or less, which takes approximately three hours.” OK, hypothermia at 94/95 F, but why or under what circumstances 3 hours is not explained. P. 75 “And they knew there was no [smallpox] vaccine in 1776 to prevent it.” OK, technically, there may have been no smallpox vaccine in 1776, but there was a method of vaccination, which the book later mentions Washington using. The author closes her book with an excellent set of notes about loyalists, colonial spies, 1776 Boston, leeches, and the Battle of Dorchester. A useful glossary is also included. In the section on leeches, the author even includes a fascinating ditty from a doctor at the time: When patients come to I I physics, bleeds, And sweats ‘em. Then if they choose to die What’s that to I — I lets ‘em. Bottom-line, I highly recommend this well-written, very enjoyable book! Of possible interest: George Washington's Liberty Key: Mount Vernon's Bastille Key – the Mystery and Magic of Its Body, Mind, and Soul , a best-seller at Mount Vernon. and Strategy Pure and Simple: Essential Moves for Winning in Competition and Cooperation

My 10-year old granddaughter loved reading this book!

Purchased these for a 5th grade class learning about the American Revolution. The kids loved this book. The also read the first novel George Washington's Socks.

my grandson loved it

Interesting story and good information.

My kid was talking about history and teleporting, so this seemed to be up his ally. This book is easy to read. I can appreciate the author for putting this together. We are working on comprehension, and this is a great book to have conversations about.

I read this aloud to my grandsons. We all enjoyed the story. I like reading historical fiction to them because it's a fun way to learn about history. My 10 year old grandson said he liked the way it took real things in history and made it into a story. The 8 year old said he liked the adventure. We had previously read George Washington's Socks. We liked both books and would recommend them to friends.

Great storyline! My son loved reading this book.