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City Spies, Volume 1
City Spies, Volume 1 | James Ponti
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In this thrilling new series that Stuart Gibbs called "a must-read," Edgar Award winner James Ponti brings together five kids from all over the world and transforms them into real-life spies--perfect for fans of Spy School and Mrs. Smith's Spy School for Girls. Sara Martinez is a hacker. She recently broke into the New York City foster care system to expose her foster parents as cheats and lawbreakers. However, instead of being hailed as a hero, Sara finds herself facing years in a juvenile detention facility and banned from using computers for the same stretch of time. Enter Mother, a British spy who not only gets Sara released from jail but also offers her a chance to make a home for herself within a secret MI6 agency. Operating out of a base in Scotland, the City Spies are five kids from various parts of the world. When they're not attending the local boarding school, they're honing their unique skills, such as sleight of hand, breaking and entering, observation, and explosives. All of these allow them to go places in the world of espionage where adults can't. Before she knows what she's doing, Sarah is heading to Paris for an international youth summit, hacking into a rival school's computer to prevent them from winning a million euros, dangling thirty feet off the side of a building, and trying to stop a villain...all while navigating the complex dynamics of her new team. No one said saving the world was easy...
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Skeeterisme
City Spies, Volume 1 | James Ponti
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Terrific

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SoapboxEdits
City Spies, Volume 1 | James Ponti
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What a great start to a cute series! I was pleased with the setups and little twists. There was quite a bit of backstory and at first I thought it was just there to be there, but it all paid off. My son and I are looking forward to reading the next one.

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VanChocStrawberry
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@Lovesbooks87 has done it again! Look at all these books for my classroom! My students are gonna be thrilled! I can not wait to infuse my shelves with this goodness! Thank you, Jessica!!!!

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SayersLover
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Breezed through this one in two days…the character development continued to be solid, but I found the plot for this sequel a little disappointing. There were only a couple of clever moments and the danger/obstacles felt pretty remote. Overall it was a pleasant sequel, but not as good as the first two.

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Daisey
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This was a fun, action packed read. It includes a great group of characters. All of them come from different parts of the world with some kind of difficult background and are learning to work together as spies for MI6. In this first book, Brooklyn becomes a part of the group and they participate in an international science competition while also working to protect those involved.

#MiddleGrade #TRS2021

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SayersLover
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I enjoyed this new kids book! It has a nice pace, fun characters and I finished it in 2 days! The author gets a little confusing with his pronoun usage, but otherwise I would recommend it as a good read.

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Sharpeipup
City Spies, Volume 1 | James Ponti
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Found the perfect spot to finish this book, don‘t ya think?

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Sharv_Sona
City Spies, Volume 1 | James Ponti
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This book was a definite page Turner and had me read the book whenever I had the time! It is an awesome book, hence me finishing it in 2 days! I would recommend this book to anyone because it really is well written and there is a plot one a while.

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Sharv_Sona
City Spies, Volume 1 | James Ponti

Only fools and liars speak with certainty about things beyond their control.

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City Spies, Volume 1 | James Ponti

You cannot achieve what you cannot believe.

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Sharv_Sona
City Spies, Volume 1 | James Ponti

Justice doesn't require a membership cart. Just a sense of right and wrong.

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Sharv_Sona
City Spies, Volume 1 | James Ponti
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So I did thus challenge and as a prize I got to keep a book and I got city spies! And the best part is that when I took off the paper cover and my dream cam true! It was completely black and on the margin there was written 'city spies' in gold!

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GirlNamedJesse
City Spies, Volume 1 | James Ponti
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I have been all about adventure stories lately! It doesn‘t get more adventurous than teenaged spies pulling off a mission. This book was all kinds of fun. I read the last quarter standing in my kitchen plugged into the outlet because I couldn‘t go to bed without knowing the ending!

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LibrarianRyan
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This just looks fun. I love a good mystery.

Out Today
#CoverLove
#MGedition

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