Liar & Spy / Rebecca Stead,

The instant New York Times bestseller from the author of the Newbery Medal winner When You Reach Me: a story about spies, games, and friendship.

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!

That s how he meets his twelve-year-old neigh bor 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?

Will touch the hearts of kids and adults alike. NPR

Winner of the Guardian Prize for Children s Fiction
Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and more!