Liar & Spy

The instant New York Times bestseller from the author of the Newbery Medal book When You Reach Me a story about spies, games, and friendship. Seventh grader Georges moves into a Brooklyn apartment building and meets Safer, a twelve-year-old self-appointed spy. Georges becomes Safers first spy recruit. His assignment? Tracking the mysterious Mr. X, who lives in the apartment upstairs. But as Safer becomes more demanding, Georges starts to wonder what is a lie, and what is a game? How far is too far to go for your only friend? Like the dazzling When You Reach Me, Liar Spy will keep readers guessing until the end.Praise for Liar Spy    Guardian Prize for Childrens Fiction UK    Texas 2014-2015 Bluebonnet Master List    A Junior Library Guild Selection     A New York Times Bestseller     An Indie Bestseller     Kirkus Reviews starred review     Publishers Weekly starred review     The Horn Book starred review     School Library Journal starred review     The Bulletin of the Center for Childrens Books starred review     Autumn 2012 Kids Indie Next List     Nominated for the Best Fiction for Young Adults 2013     Kirkus Reviews Best of Childrens Books 2012 List     Publishers Weekly Best of Childrens Fiction 2012     School Library Journal Best of Childrens Fiction 2012 List     The Horn Books Best of 2012 List     Barnes Noble Best Books of 2012 for Kids List     Amazons Best of the Year, Middle Grade 3     A New York Times Book Review Notable Childrens Book of 2012     Holiday gift guides Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, LA Times     NPR Outstanding Backseat Reads for Ages 9-14, NPRs Backseat Book Club     One of The Atlantic Wires 25 favorite middle grade and young adult book covers of 2012     The Wall Street Journals Best Childrens Books of 2012     The Chicago Public Library Best of the Best 2012     The Bulletin of the Center for Childrens Books 2012 Blue Ribbons ListFrom the Hardcover edition.