He tells his children that he is going to London for a few days, and hides the fact that he is following the privet hedges and their unsettling scent. Agent: Rosemary Stimola, Stimola Literary Studio. Stephen then decides that he wants to make sense of the unresolved past and its still-uncovered secrets, to establish some order in it all. A page-turner suited to even the most reluctant readers. : City Spies (1) (9781534414921) by Ponti, James and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. Plotted with an enjoyable amount of suspense, Ponti’s story features a well-drawn cast of kids from around the world forming a chosen family with sibling-like dynamics. Now, Sara uses her impressive knowledge of computers to stop a villain who is planning an attack at a youth environmental summit in Paris.

Within a few short days, Sara is being trained for a secret mission with one of Britain’s most elite group of spies-all of whom are under the age of 16. boarding school or join the Secret Intelligence Service. Facing the juvenile detention system, foster kid Sara Martinez gets a second chance when British spies need her impressive knowledge of computers to stop a villain who is planning an attack. When a mysterious man who calls himself “Mother” appears, posing as her attorney, he persuades the judge to release Sara into his custody, then gives her an option: attend a U.K. Operating out of a base in Scotland, the City Spies are five kids from various parts of the world.

She recently broke into the New York City foster care system to expose her foster parents as cheats and law breakers.In this action-packed spy novel, 12-year-old Sara Martinez, who is Latinx, faces juvenile detention for hacking into New York City’s juvenile justice computer system to reveal her foster parents’ misdeeds and cruelties.

This first story focuses on Sara Martinez, Brooklyn, who is a hacker. They help the five form a family while also training them in a unique blend of high tech gadgetry and old school spy craft. Overseeing the team is an unlikely pair: a legendary British spy thought to have been killed in a massive explosion and a brilliant biophysicist/cryptologist who is part Marie Curie, part Mary Poppins. Book 1 of City Spies By James Ponti Trade Paperback LIST PRICE 8. They call themselves the City Spies because the only connections they maintain to their pasts are the codenames taken from their hometowns: Brooklyn, Paris, Sydney, Rio and Kat (short for Kathmandu). From a daring break-in at one of London’s most exclusive homes to a dangerous undercover mission to a desperate search and rescue operation on the streets of Beijing, the City Spies have their work cut out for them on their most dangerous mission yet. Book 1 in the City Spies Series Hardcover 18.99 17. They attend an elite prep school, and just happen to be part of an experimental, off-the-books program run by Britain's MI6. Home is a castle on the coast of Scotland.

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