Forbidden City
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2022 · Est. 10.5 hour read

Forbidden City

By James Ponti

Book #3 in the City Spies series

Young spies face a global threat, infiltrating high-stakes arenas to stop a sinister plot.

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442 pages· 74,506 words· Est. 10.5 hour read
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The City Spies are back, tackling their most perilous mission yet. Paris shadows a chess prodigy in Moscow and Beijing, while Sydney investigates a billionaire's daughter linked to a Soviet missile threat. As they navigate daring break-ins and undercover operations, the stakes rise. Can they outsmart the sinister Umbra and prevent a global catastrophe? Adventure and intrigue await in this thrilling spy escapade.

From the publisher

In this third installment in the New York Times bestselling series from Edgar Award winner James Ponti, the young group of spies help a fellow agent in another international adventure perfect for fans of Spy School and Mrs. Smith’s Spy School for Girls. After taking down a mole within their organization, the City Spies are ready for their next mission–once again using their unique skills and ability to infiltrate places adults can’t. The sinister Umbra has their sights set on recruiting a North Korean nuclear physicist by any means necessary, and the City Spies plan to keep an eye on his son by sending Paris to the chess prodigy’s tournaments in Moscow and Beijing. Meanwhile, Sydney’s embedded as a junior reporter for a teen lifestyle site as she follows the daughter of a British billionaire on tour with the biggest act on her father’s music label to uncover what links both the band and the billionaire have to a recent threat from an old Soviet missile base. 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.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
442
Words
74,506
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
790L
Themes & topics
Books about spiesBooks about undercover operationsBooks about espionageBooks about art theftBooks about nuclear science
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~5
F&P level
~S
Publication
Published
February 1, 2022
Publisher
Aladdin
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781534479210

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