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In this seventh installment in the New York Times bestselling series from Edgar Award winner James Ponti, the young group of spies work to prevent a dangerous criminal from escaping prison in another international adventure perfect for fans of Spy School and Charlie Thorne.
The City Spies are ready to start fresh with a new home, new schools, and a new directive now that Clementine has come in from the cold and Le Fantôme has been put behind bars. But their plans are put into jeopardy when Umbra threatens to attack multiple high-level targets across Europe unless he is released from prison. With intel leading them to Rome, Paris, London, and Amsterdam, the City Spies split up and race across the continent solving codes and chasing clues in an effort to thwart the attacks. With so many moving parts, the City Spies are going to have pull out all the stops if they have any chance to succeed at this latest mission.
Gr 3-8--The City Spies are back, sleuthing again on a multi-country European adventure. The seventh book in Ponti's series sees the return of kid spies Brooklyn (who is Puerto Rican), Paris (Rwandan-born), Sydney (white Australian), Rio (Brazilian), Cairo (Egyptian), and Kat (Nepali), along with MI6 staff members Mother, Tru, and Monty. Their group is headquartered at Vauxhall Cross, a fortress on the bank of the Thames River. Evil Lucien Allard may be imprisoned in the UK, but that doesn't stop him from masterminding tragedies using his crime mob, Umbra. The Britain-based MI6 team is soon led to Paris in search of Europa, a branch of Umbra operating in Europe. Allard plants clues to give the team chances to thwart his attack efforts in Amsterdam, Paris, London, and Rome. Characters hail from nearly every continent around the world, and each team member's skills are integral to the success of the story. Of course, nothing goes perfectly for the spies, but they are a great example of how teamwork can stop evil. Written with third-person omniscient narration, this book gives readers a firsthand look at the various puzzles left behind for the spies as they navigate saving lives continent-wide. Although some clues are obscure and may be difficult for tweens to solve, Ponti presents a fun challenge as the detectives tackle each quest. VERDICT Perfect for mystery lovers who enjoy Stuart Gibbs's "Spy School" and a great addition to collections where the previous installments in Ponti's series are popular.--Tracy Cronce
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James Ponti is the New York Times bestselling author of four middle grade book series: The Sherlock Society following a group of young detectives; City Spies, about an unlikely squad of five kids from around the world who form an elite MI6 Spy Team; the Edgar Award-winning Framed! series, about a pair of tweens who solve mysteries in Washington, DC; and the Dead City trilogy, about a secret society that polices the undead living beneath Manhattan. His books have appeared on more than fifteen different state award lists, and he is the founder of a writers group known as the Renegades of Middle Grade. James is also an Emmy-nominated television writer and producer who has worked for many networks including Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, PBS, History, and Spike TV, as well as NBC Sports. He lives with his family in Orlando, Florida. Find out more at JamesPonti.com. James Ponti es el autor de cuatro series de libros para niños de gran éxito de ventas del New York Times: The Sherlock Society, que sigue a un grupo de jóvenes detectives; City Spies, sobre un escuadrón improbable de cinco niños de todo el mundo que forman un equipo de espías de élite del MI6; la serie Framed!, ganadora del premio Edgar, sobre un par de preadolescentes que resuelven misterios en Washington, DC; y la trilogía Dead City, sobre una sociedad secreta que vigila a los muertos vivientes que viven bajo Manhattan. Sus libros han aparecido en más de quince listas de premios estatales diferentes y es el fundador de un grupo de escritores conocido como Renegades of Middle Grade. James también es un escritor y productor de televisión nominado al Emmy que ha trabajado para muchas cadenas, incluidas Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, PBS, History y Spike TV, así como para NBC Sports. Vive con su familia en Orlando, Florida. Obtenga más información en JamesPonti.com.
