However, instead of being hailed a hero, Sara finds herself facing years in a juvenile detention facility and being 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 law breakers. This first story focuses on Sara Martinez, Brooklyn, who is a hacker. They help the five form a family while also training them in a unique blend of high tech gadgetry and old school spy craft. Overseeing the team is an unlikely pair: a legendary British spy thought to have been killed in a massive explosion and a brilliant biophysicist/cryptologist who is part Marie Curie, part Mary Poppins. They call themselves the City Spies because the only connections they maintain to their pasts are the codenames taken from their hometowns: Brooklyn, Paris, Sydney, Rio, and Kat (short for Kathmandu). They attend an elite prep school, and just happen to be part of an experimental, off-the-books program run by Britain's MI6. Home is a castle on the coast of Scotland. Smith 's Spy School for Girls.įive kids from around the globe. All of these allow them to go places in the world of espionage where adults can’t.īefore she knows what she’s doing, Sara is heading to Paris for an international youth summit, hacking into a rival school’s computer to prevent them from winning a million euros, dangling thirty feet off the side of a building, and trying to stop a villain…all while navigating the complex dynamics of her new team.Five kids seeming ly forgotten by the world join forces to hone their skills and become real-life spies in this first novel of a brand-new series that #1 New York Times bestselling author Chris Grabenstein said 'may keep you up all night-reading ' And it's perfect for fans of Spy School and Mrs. 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. 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. “Will keep young readers glued to the page…So when do I get the sequel?” -Beth McMullen, author of Mrs. “Ingeniously plotted, and a grin-inducing delight.” - People

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