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Hardback208 pages
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Andersen Press LtdSuitable for Ages
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4th October 2012ISBN
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Liar and Spy
Rebecca Stead
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Julia Eccleshare's comment:
One of Julia Eccleshare’s Stand-out Children’s Book of the Year 2012
Award-winning Rebecca Steed tells a wonderfully touching story with great sensitivity within an exciting and dramatic adventure. Georges (his unusual name is part of his problem) has just moved to a new apartment block and he immediately gets caught up in a game with Safer, a boy who lives on another floor. Safer’s spying game seems fun and his family, sister Candy and brother Pigeon provide an interesting and supportive alternative home for Georges while things in his own family are out of kilter. But then Georges begins to have his doubts… Gradually everything he has been protecting himself from spins out of control and the reader discovers the sad truth he has been hiding himself from. A very special story that is not to be missed.
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Synopsis
Liar and Spy by Rebecca SteadGeorges (the s is silent) has a lot going on. He's having trouble with some boys at school, his dad lost his job and so his mum has started working all the time - and they had to sell their house and move into an apartment. But moving into the apartment block does bring one good thing - Safer, an unusual boy who lives on the top floor. He runs a spy club, and is determined to teach Georges everything he knows. Their current case is to spy on the mysterious Mr X in the apartment above Georges. But as Georges and Safer go deeper into their Mr X plan, the line between games, lies, and reality begin to blur.
Reviews
A joy to read. -- Nicholas TuckerIndependent
, Best Books of the Year 2012 A skilful tale ... Despite its light touch, it contains important themes about the truths we tell ourselves. -- Nicolette Jones
Sunday Times
The boys learn from their friendship with each other, and Stead's readers will grow from knowing them, too. -- Daniel Hahn
Independent on Sunday
, Best Books of the Year Exactly what I would have wanted to read in my early teens. It feels sophisticated and clever and knowing without being too grown-up and dark. -- Viv Groskop Observer Rebecca Stead makes writing this well look easy. -- Philip Ardagh
Guardian
About The Author
Rebecca Stead is an American author who writes books for children and young adults. She won the 2010 Newbery Medal for the most distinguished contribution to children's literature for her second novel, When You Reach Me.
Stead enjoyed writing as a child, but as she grew older she felt it was 'impractical' and became a lawyer instead. After years as a public defender she returned to writing after the birth of her two children.
On her website she credits her son with inspiring her to write a children's novel, but not in the way one would expect. For years she had collected story ideas and short stories on a laptop, which the child pushed off a table, destroying it and losing all her 'serious' writing. As a way to lighten her mood she began again with something light-hearted. The creation of First Light followed.
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