The Second Spy
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Chapter Book · Ages 9–12 · 2012 · Est. 6.5 hour read

The Second Spy

By Jacqueline West

Book #3 in the The Books of Elsewhere series

A hidden secret threatens to trap Olive in a mysterious world forever.

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320 pages· 58,118 words· Est. 6.5 hour read
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Olive faces her scariest challenge yet: junior high. But when she falls into a mysterious hole, she discovers Annabelle McMartin's return and a secret that could unleash powerful forces. With magical cats acting strange, her best friend possibly moving away, and Morton rebelling, Olive must solve the mystery before she's trapped in Elsewhere forever. Can she unravel the secrets in time?

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In Olive’s third adventure in the New York Times bestselling Books of Elsewhere series, what lurks below the house could be as dangerous as what’s hidden inside . . . Some terrifying things have happened to Olive in the old stone house, but none as scary as starting junior high. Or so she thinks. When she plummets through a hole in her backyard, though, Olive realizes two things that may change her mind: First, the wicked Annabelle McMartin is back. Second, there’s a secret below-ground that unlocks not one but two of Elsewhere’s biggest, most powerful, most dangerous forces yet. But with the house’s magical cats acting suspicious, her best friend threatening to move away, and her ally Morton starting to rebel, Olive isn’t sure where to turn. Will she figure the mystery out in time? Or will she be lured into Elsewhere . . . and trapped there for good? A must-read fantasy series for fans of Pseudonymous Bosch, Coraline, Small Spaces, and James Howe’s Bunnicula classics.

At a glance
Format
Pages
320
Words
58,118
Reading age
9–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
880L
Themes & topics
Books about friendshipBooks about magicBooks about space and timeBooks about dwellingsBooks about family secrets
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5.8
F&P level
~U
AR points
9
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
153667
Publication
Published
July 11, 2013
First published
July 5, 2012
Publisher
Puffin Books
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780142426081

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