Books About Espionages

The Best Espionages Books for Kids

Looking for excellent children's books about espionages? This collection brings together Bookroo's highest-rated and most useful picks in one place.

Start with our editorial favorites, then browse recommendations organized by reading stage to find the right book for your reader.

The Shortlist

Our 6 Favorite Books About Espionages

Code Name Verity
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$1425
Chapter Book · Ages 14–18 · 2012

Code Name Verity

A mission goes awry; captured, she must decide between truth and survival.

452 pages· 92,141 words· Est. 8.5 hour read
4.0 Goodreads · 131,420 ratings
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Paperback
Summary: In WWII, two unlikely friends—a Manchester pilot and a Scottish aristocrat—face the ultimate test of loyalty. When a mission fails, one is captured by the Gestapo. As she writes her story for her captors, she must navigate the thin line between truth and deception. Will her words betray her friend or save them both? The stakes are life and death, and every word could be her last. Dive into a tale of courage, espionage, and the unbreakable bonds of friendship in the darkest of times.
Escape Me
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$2469
Chapter Book · 2026

Escape Me

A reluctant spy must keep her distance from the one person who could ruin her plan.

416 pages· 89,052 words
4.3 Goodreads · 8,941 ratings
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Hardcover
Summary: Ten years after the fall of The Reestablishment, James Anderson is tired of being underestimated and wants to strike the threats against his world himself. Rosabelle Wolff must stay away from James and the feelings he stirs in her if she is to keep convincing her handlers she is still working to destroy the rebel regime. And Warner, unsure of Rosabelle's true motives, faces a choice where every road leads to heartbreak. The third book of the second Shatter Me series.
Point Blank
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$958
Chapter Book · Ages 10–+ · 2006

Point Blank

By Anthony Horowitz · Book #2 in the Alex Rider series

A teen spy uncovers a sinister plot at an elite school.

274 pages· 56,093 words· Est. 8 hour read
4.1 Goodreads · 65,341 ratings
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Paperback
Summary: Teen superspy Alex Rider is sent to investigate mysterious deaths linked to a prestigious prep school. As he mingles with the elite's offspring, he discovers a chilling transformation among the students. Once rebellious, they are now eerily identical and obedient. With time running out, Alex must unravel the dark conspiracy before he becomes the next target. Can he expose the mastermind behind this sinister scheme, or will he be silenced forever?
We Set the Dark on Fire
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$1697
Chapter Book · Ages 14–+ · 2019

We Set the Dark on Fire

A top student must choose between privilege and rebellion in a divided society.

364 pages· 84,235 words· Est. 8 hour read
3.8 Goodreads · 21,272 ratings
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Hardcover
Summary: At the prestigious Medio School for Girls, Daniela Vargas excels, hiding a secret that could ruin her. Trained to be a perfect wife, she's drawn into a dangerous game of espionage by a resistance group fighting for equality. As political tensions rise, Dani faces a choice: maintain her privileged facade or risk everything for a chance at freedom and forbidden love. Will she betray her upbringing for a cause that could change her world forever?
Black Widow: Forever Red
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$1697
Chapter Book · Ages 12–18 · 2015

Black Widow: Forever Red

A teen once saved from cruel experiments is pulled back into a deadly spy's past.

416 pages· 80,659 words· Est. 7.5 hour read
3.7 Goodreads · 9,750 ratings
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Hardcover
Summary: Natasha Romanoff, the Black Widow, was trained in Moscow's brutal Red Room. Years ago she rescued Ava Orlova, the daughter of a missing Russian physicist, from military experiments and left her under S.H.I.E.L.D. protection. Now Ava is a Brooklyn teenager, and when children across Eastern Europe go missing and the Red Room's old master resurfaces, Natasha and Ava must unravel their pasts, and the truth about a dark-eyed boy who haunts Ava's dreams, to stop him. A Marvel young adult novel.
The Gadget
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$759
Chapter Book · Ages 12–+ · 2000

The Gadget

A boy uncovers deadly secrets at a top-secret WWII project.

184 pages· 25,967 words· Est. 3 hour read
3.5 Goodreads · 459 ratings
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Mass Market Paperback
Summary: In WWII's shadow, young Stephen Orr lives at a secret base where his father helps build the atomic bomb. When a scientist warns of catastrophic dangers, Stephen and his friend Tilanov must unravel the mysteries of 'The Gadget' before it's too late. Can they uncover the truth hidden behind military secrecy, or will the world face unimaginable consequences?