It's 1777. The fate of the American Revolution is in serious doubt, and new immigrants fourteen-year-old Rory Campbell and his sister Sarah want to be part of the excitement. Their older cousins are already working for independence - Malcolm in the army, and Hugh in the Seacoast Defense, protecting the coast of Maine.But neither of them ever dream the critical roles they will each play in the war after Sarah goes to live with a Royalist widow upriver...