James Armistead Lafayette

Written by Kyandreia Jones · Illustrated by Gabhor Utomo

Part of the Choose Your Own Adventure SPIES series

Choose your path: spy for revolution or seek freedom in 1781 Virginia. Your decisions shape history's outcome.

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144 pages

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In 1781 Virginia, you are James Armistead, an enslaved man faced with a life-altering decision. Will you become a spy for the Revolutionary Army under General Lafayette, risking everything to alter history's course, or pursue freedom on your own terms? Each choice leads to glory, disaster, or death. Navigate the treacherous path of espionage and liberty, where your decisions determine the fate of a nation and your own future. With 19 possible endings, your journey is as unpredictable as the revolution itself. What will you choose, and what will you sacrifice?

From the publisher

Spy for the revolution in this interactive book where YOU decide what happens next! Packed with 19 possible endings! Choose Your Own Adventure books-the 4th bestselling children’s series of all time-now include historical fiction, in which you’re an actual historic spy! Kids and adults agree, these are the books that get 9- to 12-year-olds reading. The year is 1781 and George Washington is commanding thousands of troops in Yorktown, Virginia, on the brink of the most important battle of the war. YOU are James Armistead, a brave and literate enslaved person in Virginia. Marquis de Lafayette, one of Washington’s key officers, approaches you with the most critical choice of your life: Do you join the Revolutionary army as a top secret spy or find freedom on your own terms? As a spy for the revolution, you might change the course of history, but whose liberty will you really be fighting for? Be careful, the choices YOU make might end in glory, disaster, or certain death. Recommended by teachers and librarians for educational features including: Curriculum friendly! Downloadable teachers’ guide.Additional classroom materials available upon request.Learn about James Armistead Lafayette, whose efforts were instrumental in helping the revolutionary forces defeat the British, and yet whose story has been almost entirely left out of history books.Delineate fact from fiction with back matter that teaches you the true story that inspired the book.

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