How I Became a Spy: A Mystery of WWII London (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780399557064)

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.

Author: Deborah Hopkinson
ISBN-10: 0399557067
ISBN-13: 9780399557064
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 02/12/2019
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.70w x 1.00d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.6
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 504588 / How I Became a Spy: A Mystery of WWII London


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 11/15/2018 pg. 57
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2018
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2019 pg. 92
School Library Journal 12/21/2018 pg. 56
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2019
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Superior,Well Above Average
BookPage 02/01/2019