All of these allow them to go places in the world of espionage where adults can’t.īefore she knows what she’s doing, Sarah 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. 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 MI5 agency. Readers will pick up all kinds of specialized knowledge of computer. 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. Parents need to know that City Spies, the first book in a series by James Ponti, involves rebellious, sometimes delinquent, but definitely talented and diverse young characters recruited by a spy agency for assorted world-saving missions. She recently broke into the New York City foster care system to expose her foster parents as cheats and lawbreakers. 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, stopping a dangerous virus from infecting international agents, 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.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. Operating out of a base in Scotland, the City Spies (originally known as project Neverland) 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.

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