It's Singapore in 1940, war is just around the corner - but twelve-year-old Lizard doesn't know that. He lives in Chinatown above a tailor's shop, surviving on his wits and hustling for odd jobs. When he steals a small teak box containing a Japanese code book from a Raffles Hotel suite, he finds himself in a dangerous world of wartime espionage. Lizard doesn't know who to trust. How is the mysterious book inside the box connected to his friend Lili, a girl full of secrets and fighting skills? Can he trust her, or will she betray him in the end? Lizard's Tale is an action-packed adventure for middle-grade readers, set in a British colony in Asia as the Japanese invasion of Singapore looms.
| ISBN: | 9781925603910 |
| Publication date: | 2nd July 2019 |
| Author: | Weng Wai Chan |
| Publisher: | Text Publishing Company |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 256 pages |
| Genres: |
Children's and Young Adult Fiction |