2009 Finalist in the National Indie Excellence Awards,Young Adult Category
2009 Bronze Medalist in the Moonbeam Children's Book Awards,Young Adult Fiction/History Category
Following the upheaval of the Boston Tea Party, the colonists wait anxiously for England s reaction. Mistrust is rampant and spies could be anywhere. Days after the destruction of the tea, Anne Wentworth flees from Boston to England in search of her betrothed. Far from home, she must draw on her own strength to navigate through a sea of personal and political conspiracies. As the web of intrigue tightens around her, Anne is forced to examine her political beliefs and to decide whom to trust. Path to Punishment, an exciting and educational story, is unique among young adult fiction, showing the pre-revolutionary struggle from the perspectives of both England and its colony.
