Spy Ring by Sarah Beth Durst

A mystery for children.  This book targets elementary-age children.  It incorporates history along with fiction to enlighten, and entertain kids.  The mystery is the role that Anna “Nancy” Smith Strong played in the Revolutionary War Culper Spy Ring.

Two kids going into grade six are best buds but Joon’s family plans to move away from Setauker.   Rachel is devastated.  She comes up with the idea of a treasure hunt to keep her and Joon busy so they don’t obsess about Joon’s move. 

The treasure hunt changes when Rachel and Joon discover that the importance of Nancy’s role was overlooked by history.   Connections to the Strong family play a part as well as an heirloom ring in the search for the truth about Nancy and how important her work was to the revolution.

The author shows how women and their roles were demeaned at the time of the revolution and in some ways continue to be demeaned. The kids become caught up in discovering the truth and that revelation is more important than lost treasure. 

Joon and Rachel feel that adults discount what kids are interested in and capable of doing.   They discover that not all adults see kids’ abilities as insignificant.

The story is age appropriate for grade school children and I recommend it.

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