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Liar and Spy


School year: Year 10, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9

No. of pages 240

Published: 2020

Great for age 7-15 years

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When Georges moves into a new apartment block he meets Safer, a twelve-year-old self-appointed spy. Soon Georges has become his spy recruit. His first assignment? To track the mysterious Mr X, who lives in the flat upstairs. But as Safer becomes more demanding, Georges starts to wonder: what is a game and what is a lie? How far is too far to go for your only friend?

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book has been graded for interest at 9-12 years.

There are 240 pages in this book. This book was published in 2020 by Andersen Press Ltd .

Rebecca Stead grew up in New York City. Rebecca was a lawyer and wrote books for adults. This is her second book for children.

 

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Cybils Award - Fiction - Middle Grade
This book was recognised in the Fiction - Middle Grade category by the Cybils Award. The Cybils Awards is a group of readers passionate about seeking out and recognizing books that represent diversity, inclusion, and appropriate representation for children and teens. To accomplish that goal, the Cybils Awards works to recognize books written for children and young adults that combine both the highest literary merit and popular appeal.

UKLA Book Award
This book was recognised by the UKLA Book Award.

Ala Award - Notable Children's Book
This book was recognised in the Notable Children's Book category of the Ala Award.

Keystone to Reading Award - Middle School
This book was recognised in the Middle School category by the Keystone to Reading Book Award.

Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books - Audiobook
This book was recognised in the Audiobook category of the Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books.

Agatha Award
The Agatha Awards, named for Agatha Christie, are literary awards for mystery and crime writers who write in the cozy mystery subgenre (i.e. closed setting, no sex or violence, amateur detective) and are awarded annually at the Malice Domestic Conference.

Great Stone Face Book Award
This book was recognised by the Great Stone Face Book Award.

Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Ages 7-10 Years
This book was recognised in the Ages 7-10 Years category by the Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens.

Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award
This book was recognised by the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award.

Iowa Children's Choice Award
This book was recognised by the Iowa Children's Choice Award.

Carnegie Medal
This book was recognised by the Carnegie Award. The CILIP Carnegie Medal is awarded by children’s librarians for an outstanding book written in English for children and young people.

Buckeye Children's Book Award - Grades 6-8
This book was recognised in the Grades 6-8 category by the Buckeye Children's Book Award.

Guardian Fiction Award
This book was recognised by the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize Award. This award was founded in 1967 and winners are selected by fellow writers. It is awarded annually to fiction written for children aged eight and above.

Young Reader's Choice Award - Grades 7-9
This book was recognised in the Grades 7-9 category by the Young Reader's Choice Award.

Amazon Book Awards - Best Of the Year
This book was recognised in the Best Of The Year category of the Amazon Book Awards.

Bluebonnet Award
This book was recognised by the Bluebonnet Award.

Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books - Children
This book was recognised in the Children category of the Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books.

Barnes & Noble - Best Book Of the Year
This book was recognised in the Best Book Of The Year category of the Barnes & Noble.

Listen Up
This book was recognised by the Listen up.

Parents' Choice Award - Fiction
This book was recognised in the Fiction category by the Parents' Choice Award.

Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Audiobook
This book was recognised in the Audiobook category by the Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens.