Overview
From the Newbery Honor-winningĀ author of Three Times Lucky comes a middle grade WWII spy mystery with as much humor and heart as high stakes
Twelve-year-old Stick Lawson lives on Hatteras Island, North Carolina, where life moves steady as the tides, and mysteries abound as long as you look really hard for them. Stick and her friends Rain and Neb are good at looking hard. They call themselves the Dime Novel Kids. And the only thing Stick wants more than a paying case for them to solve is the respect that comes with it. But on Hatteras, the tides are changing. World War II looms, curious newcomers have appeared on the small island, and in the waters off its shores, a wartime menace lurks that will upend Stickās life and those of everyone she loves. The Dimes are about to face more mysteries than they ever could have wished for, and risk more than they ever could have imagined.
āBig, beautifully unfolding adventure and mystery, [and characters] who jump off the page and straight into your heart.ā āKimberly Willis Holt, author of National Book Award Winner When Zachary Beaver Came to Town
āFast-paced and suspenseful. The story contains many twists, and itās packed with humor.ā āThe Week Junior
āCharming and funny, [abounding in] codes and clues, spies, and double agents. āPW
"Smart kids save the day in this engaging WWII spy mystery." āCommon Sense MediaĀ
"Lively narration will quickly draw readers into the story, which twists and turns cleverly. āBooklist
āA little-known piece of American history [makes for] an entertaining saga of island life.ā āKirkus
"Funny, crisp, and clever." āThe Horn Book
āStick is the kind of protagonist I wish was my best friend . . . . I canāt get enough of her.ā āGennifer Choldenko, author of Newbery Honor Book Al Capone Does My Shirts
This book title, Island of Spies - 9780735231276, ISBN: 9780735231276, by Sheila Turnage, published by Penguin Young Readers Group (October 17, 2023) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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