Liar & Spy - by Rebecca Stead (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The instant "New York Times" bestseller from the author of the Newbery Medal book "When You Reach Me"Na story about spies, games, and friendship.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>The instant <i>New York Times</i> bestseller from the author of the Newbery Medal winner <i>When You Reach Me</i> a story about spies, games, and friendship.</b> <p/>The first day Georges (the S is silent) moves into a new Brooklyn apartment, he sees a sign taped to a door in the basement: SPY CLUB MEETING--TODAY! <p/>That's how he meets his twelve-year-old neighbor Safer. He and Georges quickly become allies--and fellow spies. Their assignment? Tracking the mysterious Mr. X, who lives in the apartment upstairs. But as Safer's requests become more and more demanding, Georges starts to wonder: how far is too far to go for your only friend? <p/>"Will touch the hearts of kids and adults alike." --NPR <p/>Winner of the Guardian Prize for Children's Fiction<br>Named a Best Book of the Year by <i>The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, </i>and more!</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>A Finalist for the Carnegie Medal<br>A <i>New York Times</i> Bestseller<br>A <i>New York Times</i> Notable Children's Book<br>A Junior Library Guild Selection <br>Named a Best Book of the Year by <i>The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, The Horn Book Magazine, The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, </i>Chicago Public Library<br>Named to 21 State Award Lists <b> <p/></b>"Readers will sympathize with Georges and Safer as they negotiate various familiar obstacles, but it's the celebration that will leave them exultant." --<i>The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, </i> Starred review <p/>"The ending twists readers' entire perception of the events and creates a brilliant conclusion to an insightful novel." --<i>School Library Journal, </i> Starred review <p/>"Stead's spare and elegant prose, compassionate insight into the lives of young people, wry sense of humor, deft plotting, and ability to present complex ideas in an accessible and intriguing way make this much more than a mystery with a twist." --<i>The Horn Book, </i> Starred review <p/>"Chock-full of fascinating characters and intelligent questions, this is as close to perfect as middle-grade novels come." --<i>Publishers Weekly, </i> Starred review <p/>"[A] big-hearted, delightfully quirky tale.... Georges resolves his various issues in a way that's both ingenious and organic to the story....Original and winning" --<i>Kirkus Reviews, </i> Starred review<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>REBECCA STEAD is the author of <i>When You Reach Me, </i> which was a <i>New York Times</i> bestseller and winner of the Newbery Medal and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction, and <i>Liar & Spy, </i> which was also a <i>New York Times</i> bestseller, won the Guardian Prize for Children's Fiction, and was on multiple state master lists and best of the year lists. Her most recent book, <i>Goodbye Stranger, </i>was a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book for Fiction and a <i>New York Times</i> bestseller. She is also the author of <i>First Light, </i> which was nominated for many state awards. She lives in New York City with her family. Visit her online at rebeccasteadbooks.com.</p>
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