How I Became a Spy
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2019

How I Became a Spy

By Deborah Hopkinson

A young spy races to decode a notebook and stop a traitor in WWII London.

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In war-torn London, Bertie Bradshaw stumbles into espionage when a woman vanishes, leaving a cryptic notebook. With Eleanor, a spirited American, and David, a Jewish refugee, Bertie must unravel the mystery before a double agent reveals a devastating secret to the Nazis. Can this unlikely team outsmart the enemy and save the day?

From the publisher

From the award-winning author of The Great Trouble comes a story of espionage, survival, and friendship during World War II. Bertie Bradshaw never set out to become a spy. He never imagined traipsing around war-torn London, solving ciphers, practicing surveillance, and searching for a traitor to the Allied forces. He certainly never expected that a strong-willed American girl named Eleanor would play Watson to his Holmes (or Holmes to his Watson, depending on who you ask). But when a young woman goes missing, leaving behind a coded notebook, Bertie is determined to solve the mystery. With the help of Eleanor and his friend David, a Jewish refugee–and, of course, his trusty pup, Little Roo–Bertie must decipher the notebook in time to stop a double agent from spilling the biggest secret of all to the Nazis. From the author of The Great Trouble, this suspenseful WWII adventure reminds us that times of war call for bravery, brains and teamwork from even the most unlikely heroes.

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Format
Pages
272
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
630L
Themes & topics
Books about friendshipBooks about World War IIBooks about spiesBooks about 20th centuryBooks about 1900-1949
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~4.1
F&P level
~O
Publication
Published
February 12, 2019
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780399557064

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