Liar and Spy by Rebecca Stead

Liar and Spy by Rebecca Stead

This title is the winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. Georges (the s is silent) has a lot going on. He's having trouble with some boys at school, his dad lost his job and so his mum has started working all the time - and they have to sell their house and move into an apartment. But moving into the apartment block does bring one good thing - Safer, an unusual boy who lives on the top floor. He runs a spy club, and is determined to teach Georges everything he knows. Their current case is to spy on the mysterious Mr X in the apartment above Georges. But as Georges and Safer go deeper into their Mr X plan, the line between games, lies, and reality begin to blur.

"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. Rebecca was a lawyer and wrote books for adults. Her previous book for children When You Reach Me won the Newbery Award, and Liar & Spy won the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize.

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ISBN 13	9781849395076
ISBN 10	1849395071
Title	Liar and Spy
Author	Rebecca Stead
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Andersen Press Ltd
Year published	2012-10-04
Number of pages	208
Prizes	Winner of Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 2013
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.