{"product_id":"island-of-spies-sheila-turnage-9780735231252","title":"Island of Spies","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"The Dime Novel Kids are spunky, spirited, smart, sassy--and so is Sheila Turnage's writing. It sizzles and sparkles.\" --Lauren Wolk, author of Newbery Honor Book \u003ci\u003eWolf Hollow\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eFrom the Newbery Honor-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThree Times Lucky\u003c\/i\u003e comes a middle grade WWII spy mystery with as much humor and heart as high stakes \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwelve-year-old Stick Lawson lives on Hatteras Island, North Carolina, where life moves steady as the tides, and mysteries abound as long as you look \u003ci\u003ereally \u003c\/i\u003ehard for them. Stick and her friends Rain and Neb are good at looking hard. They call themselves the Dime Novel Kids. And the only thing Stick wants more than a paying case for them to solve is the respect that comes with it. But on Hatteras, the tides are changing. World War II looms, curious newcomers have appeared on the small island, and in the waters off its shores, a wartime menace lurks that will upend Stick's life and those of everyone she loves. The Dimes are about to face more mysteries than they ever could have wished for, and risk more than they ever could have imagined. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Big, beautifully unfolding adventure and mystery, [and characters] who jump off the page and straight into your heart.\"\u003c\/b\u003e --Kimberly Willis Holt, author of National Book Award Winner \u003ci\u003eWhen Zachary Beaver Came to Town\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Fast-paced and suspenseful. The story contains many twists, and it's packed with humor.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Week Junior\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Charming and funny, [abounding in] codes and clues, spies, and double agents.\u003c\/b\u003e --\u003ci\u003ePW\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Smart kids save the day in this engaging WWII spy mystery.\"\u003c\/b\u003e --Common Sense Media \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Lively narration will quickly draw readers into the story, which twists and turns cleverly.\u003c\/b\u003e --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A little-known piece of American history [makes for] an entertaining saga of island life.\"\u003c\/b\u003e --\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Funny, crisp, and clever.\"\u003c\/b\u003e --\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Stick is the kind of protagonist I wish was my best friend . . . . I can't get enough of her.\"\u003c\/b\u003e --Gennifer Choldenko, author of Newbery Honor Book \u003ci\u003eAl Capone Does My Shirts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sheila Turnage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0735231257\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780735231252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dial Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/20\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.49h x 5.85w x 1.24d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e518378 \/ Island of Spies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/04\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2022 pg. 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2023 pg. 95\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2023 - Superior,Well Above Average","brand":"Sheila Turnage","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44059560313087,"sku":"9780735231252","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6f27a174-b74d-4f82-94a1-533803ae0f3e.jpg?v=1685058965","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/island-of-spies-sheila-turnage-9780735231252","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}