Liar & Spy by Rebecca Stead audiobook

Liar & Spy

By Rebecca Stead
Read by Jesse Bernstein

Listening Library, Listening Library (Audio) 9780385737432
4.68 Hours Unabridged
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    ISBN: 9780449014097

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 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?   “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!

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Summary

Summary

A New York Times bestseller

A 2012 Anthony Award Nominee for Best Children's/Young Adult Novel

A 2012 New York Times Book Review Notable Book

A 2012 School Library Journal Best Book

One of 2012 Kirkus Reviews’ Best Books for Children

A 2012 Publishers Weekly Best Book: Children's Fiction

A 2012 Barnes & Noble Best Book for Children

A 2012 ALA Best Book for Young Adults

One of the 2012 Amazon Best Books of the Year

Selected for the Fall 2012 Kids Indie Next List: Top 10

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 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?
 
“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!

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

Chock-full of fascinating characters and intelligent questions, this is as close to perfect as middle-grade novels come. Publishers Weekly, Starred review
[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 Kirkus Reviews, Starred review
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. The Horn Book, Starred review
The ending twists readers’ entire perception of the events and creates a brilliant conclusion to an insightful novel. School Library Journal, Starred review
“Readers will sympathize with Georges and Safer as they negotiate various familiar obstacles, but it’s the celebration that will leave them exultant. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, Starred review
A Finalist for the Carnegie MedalA New York Times BestsellerA New York Times Notable Children’s BookA Junior Library Guild Selection Named a Best Book of the Year by 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, Chicago Public LibraryNamed to 21 State Award Lists 

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Author

Author Bio: Rebecca Stead

Author Bio: Rebecca Stead

Rebecca Stead has written three novels for children: When You Reach Me, a New York Times bestseller, and winner of the Newbery Medal and the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award for Fiction; Liar & Spy, a New York Times bestseller and New York Times Book Review Notable Book for Children; and First Light, a Junior Library Guild Selection and a New York Public Library Best Book for Teens. She lives in New York City with her family.

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Details

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Available Formats : Digital Download
Category: Fiction
Runtime: 4.68
Audience: Children (8–12)
Language: English