Have I mentioned how much I love the children’s author Rebecca Stead, winner of the 2010 Newbery Medal for When You Reach Me? (Why, yes—I have.) I loved everything about that book—setting, main character, the drama surrounding family and friendships, the puzzle at its heart. I was so happy when the book won the Newbery. So I was thrilled when I learned that Stead has a new book out in August!
Called Liar & Spy, the book is about a seventh grader who takes to spying on a mysterious neighbor. Here’s more from the publisher (Random House Children’s Books):
When seventh grader Georges (the “S” is silent) moves into a Brooklyn apartment building, he meets Safer, a twelve-year-old coffee-drinking loner and self-appointed spy. Georges becomes Safer’s first spy recruit. His assignment? Tracking the mysterious Mr. X, who lives in the apartment upstairs. But as Safer becomes more demanding, Georges starts to wonder: how far is too far to go for your only friend?
Liar & Spy comes out August 7 . . . are you as excited as I am?
