Philadelphia 1777 is no place for the faint of heart. The rumble of war with theBritish grows louder each day, and spies for and against the Patriots are everywhere. No one is above suspicion. Still, everyday life must go on and young Maddy Rosemust help her mother, especially since her father's death at the Battle of Princetonand now with her beloved brother Jonathan off with Washington's army. But whenchildhood games become life-and-death actions, Maddy Rose is drawn ever deeperinto events that will explode beyond her imagining. As young America stands onthe very brink of its fight for freedom, it becomes clear that even the smallest ofcitizens can play the largest of parts, and that the role of a patriot has nothing todo with age and everything to do with heart. In The Scarlet Stockings Spy, TrinkaHakes Noble melds a suspenseful tale of devotion, sacrifice, and patriotism withthe stark realities of our country's birth. Noted picture book author and illustrator Trinka Hakes Noble has pursued the study of children'sbook writing and illustrating in New York City at Parsons School of Design, the New SchoolUniversity, Caldecott medalist Uri Shulevitz's Greenwich Village Workshop, and New YorkUniversity. She has authored and illustrated numerous books including the popular Jimmy's Boaseries, which has been translated into six languages. Trinka lives in Berrnardsville, New Jersey. The Scarlet Stockings Spy is her first book with Sleeping Bear Press. Because Robert Papp's childhood drawings of his favorite superheros were such a pleasure, it was only natural that he would wind up an illustrator. Nowadays, his award-winningartwork appears on book covers and in magazines instead of on the refrigerator. He hasproduced hundreds of cover illustrations for major publishers across the United States. Robertlives in historic Bucks County, Pennsylvania. | The Scarlet Stockings Spy by Trinka Hakes Noble, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters