Liar and Spy by Rebecca Stead

Liar and Spy by Rebecca Stead

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? Winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. 'A joy to read' Independent 'Rebecca Stead makes writing this well look easy' Philip Ardagh, Guardian 'Exactly what I would have wanted to read in my early teens. It feels sophisticated and clever and knowing without being too grown-up and dark' Viv Groskop, Observer When You Reach Me was a New York Times bestseller, won the Newbery Medal and was shortlisted for the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize.

It shows just how thoughtful, how discreet, yet how powerful a story can be * Julia Eccleshare, Guardian Children's Book Prize judge *
A joy to read-- Nicholas Tucker * Independent, Best Books of the Year 2012 *
Exactly what I would have wanted to read in my early teens. It feels sophisticated and clever and knowing without being too grown-up and dark. -- Viv Groskop * Observer *
Rebecca Stead makes writing this well look easy. -- Philip Ardagh * Guardian *
The boys learn from their friendship with each other, and Stead's readers will grow from knowing them, too. -- Daniel Hahn * Independent on Sunday, Best Books of the Year *

Rebecca Stead grew up in New York City where she lives today with her husband and two sons. Rebecca used to be a lawyer and wrote books for adults before turning to younger fiction. Her second book for children, When You Reach Me, won the Newbery Medal 2010, and her follow-up, Liar and Spy, was the winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. She now combines her writing with work as a literary agent

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ISBN 13	9781849395427
ISBN 10	184939542X
Titre	Liar and Spy
Auteur	Rebecca Stead
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Type de reliure	Paperback
Éditeur	Andersen Press Ltd
Année de publication	2013-08-08
Nombre de pages	240
Prix	Winner of Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 2014 (UK), Short-listed for UKLA Book Award 2015 (UK), Short-listed for CILIP Carnegie Medal (UK).
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