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City Spies

James Ponti

Ages 9–14

Readers rate it 4.1 (27 on Hardcover)

384 pages · Released Mar 1, 2020

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City Spies parent’s guide: what’s inside

High confidence

Sexual content

LGBTQ+ themes

Substance use

What it offers

A note for parents

City Spies is a lighthearted spy adventure designed for middle-grade readers that emphasizes teamwork, belonging, and using unique skills for good. The action sequences are described in ways appropriate for the age group—dangling from buildings, hacking, and espionage missions—with no graphic violence or serious harm depicted. The diverse cast of characters models resilience, redemption, and finding family in unexpected places, making it both entertaining and emotionally meaningful.

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From the publisher

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... 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, Sara 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…

Shelved under

  • Middle Grade
  • Mystery
  • Adventure
  • Fiction
  • Childrens
  • Children's Books
  • Espionage
  • Young Adult
  • Thriller
  • Realistic Fiction
  • Children's fiction
  • Spies, fiction

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