Liar and Spy

An instant New York Times bestseller that’s grabbing award nominations in every direction. You mustn’t miss this gripping story of spies, games and friendship. How far should you go for your only friend? When lonely Georges moves into a Brooklyn apartment, he meets twelve-year-old Safer, a self-appointed spy. Georges becomes Safer’s first spy recruit. His assignment? Tracking the mysterious Mr X, who lives in the apartment upstairs. But as Safer becomes more demanding, Georges starts to wonder: what is a lie, and what is a game? Sometimes funny, sometimes tense, Liar and Spy will keep you guessing right till the end.

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    Winner of the Newbery Medal for When You Reach Me and the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize for Liar and Spy.

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