When they're not attending the local boarding school, they're honing their unique skills, such as sleight of hand, breaking and entering, observation, and explosives. Operating out of a base in Scotland, the City Spies are five kids from various parts of the world. Enter Mother, a British spy who not only gets Sara released from jail but also offers her a chance to make a home for herself within a secret MI6 agency. However, instead of being hailed as a hero, Sara finds herself facing years in a juvenile detention facility and banned from using computers for the same stretch of time. She recently broke into the New York City foster care system to expose her foster parents as cheats and lawbreakers. With more players, more clues, and involving higher levels of British Intelligence than ever before, this mission is one of the most complex that the group has faced to date.In this thrilling new series that Stuart Gibbs called 'a must-read,' Edgar Award winner James Ponti brings together five kids from all over the world and transforms them into real-life spies-perfect for fans of Spy School and Mrs. So when a series of cyberattacks hits key locations in London while the spies are testing security for the British Museum, it’s clear that Kat’s skill for finding reason in what seems like randomness makes her the perfect candidate to lead the job.Īnd while the team follows the deciphered messages to Egypt and the ancient City of the Dead to discover who is behind the attacks and why, Kat soon realizes that there’s another layer to the mystery. Read on to discover the full synopsis and book trailer with City Spies: City of the Dead available for pre-order.Ĭodename Kathmandu, better known as Kat, loves logic and order, has a favorite eight-digit number, and can spot a pattern from a mile away. Following this virtual launch, Ponti will be embarking on an 11-stop national and in-person tour, which can be found below the book trailer!

Hosted by Blue Willow Bookshop, the event will feature Ponti in conversation with fellow middle-grade author Kelly Yang.

Smith’s Spy School for Girls.Ī virtual launch event for the book will be occurring on Februat 5:00pm CT.

In this fourth installment in the New York Times bestselling series from Edgar Award winner James Ponti, the young group of spies go codebreaking in Cairo in another international adventure perfect for fans of Spy School and Mrs. We are thrilled to be sharing the trailer for James Ponti’s City Spies: City of the Dead, which releases on February 7th 2023, along with revealing his upcoming book tour!

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