Review by Esme (Age 7), St Andrew’s CE Primary, Headington
I liked finding out who is spy and the hard work of the children in the 1780s. It made me feel that I really was finding out who Culper Junior was and what was going to happen to Aiden Blaise who works at the print shop. The plot was exciting because I felt like I was in the book, so I felt like I was on one side and had to do what my king said. My favourite character was Elizabeth because she was cunning but thoughtful to other characters and she got herself into trouble. I learned that girls did not have as many rights as boys in that time and Elizabeth was not allowed to the public house (pub). I thought the girls were the most interesting characters because even though they did not have rights they made the right choice to help people even though they were. Three words I would use to describe this book are: spying, trusting, friends. I would recommend this book to people who like past mysteries because it is about people who are spying on other people to attack them for their own independence. 

Review by Modebire, Year 4, St. Cecilia’s Primary School
It is 1780 and the fight for American independence is raging. I enjoyed reading this book because of the way the author used language to make the story captivating. The fact that the author set the story in the olden days where lots of mysteries happen made it interesting. The most interesting character in the book was Aiden Blaise because he acts like a detective. I learnt that Americans did not wanting to be ruled by Britain. The book was serious because of the language the author used and because of the language, I would recommend this book to pupils who are able to read higher level books.