Liar and Spy

Liar and Spy

by RebeccaStead (Author)

Synopsis

When Georges moves into a new apartment block he meets Safer, a twelve-year-old self-appointed spy. Soon Georges has become his spy recruit. His first assignment? To track the mysterious Mr X, who lives in the flat upstairs. But as Safer becomes more demanding, Georges starts to wonder: what is a game and what is a lie? How far is too far to go for your only friend? Winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. 'A joy to read' Independent 'Rebecca Stead makes writing this well look easy' Philip Ardagh, Guardian 'Exactly what I would have wanted to read in my early teens. It feels sophisticated and clever and knowing without being too grown-up and dark' Viv Groskop, Observer When You Reach Me was a New York Times bestseller, won the Newbery Medal and was shortlisted for the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
Edition: 1
Publisher: Andersen Press
Published: 08 Aug 2013

ISBN 10: 184939542X
ISBN 13: 9781849395427
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
Book Overview: Winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal.

Media Reviews
It shows just how thoughtful, how discreet, yet how powerful a story can be * Julia Eccleshare, Guardian Children's Book Prize judge *
A joy to read. -- Nicholas Tucker * Independent, Best Books of the Year 2012 *
Exactly what I would have wanted to read in my early teens. It feels sophisticated and clever and knowing without being too grown-up and dark. -- Viv Groskop * Observer *
Rebecca Stead makes writing this well look easy. -- Philip Ardagh * Guardian *
The boys learn from their friendship with each other, and Stead's readers will grow from knowing them, too. -- Daniel Hahn * Independent on Sunday, Best Books of the Year *
Author Bio
Rebecca Stead grew up in New York City where she lives today with her husband and two sons. Rebecca used to be a lawyer and wrote books for adults before turning to younger fiction. Her second book for children, When You Reach Me, won the Newbery Medal 2010, and her follow-up, Liar and Spy, was the winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. She now combines her writing with work as a literary agent