One Dead Spy (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #1)

Reading Level: 4^th − 5^th Grade

Series: Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales

Nathan Hale, the author's historical namesake, was America's first spy, a Revolutionary War hero who famously said 'I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country" before being hanged by the British. In the Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales series, author Nathan Hale channels his namesake to present history's roughest, toughest, and craziest stories in the graphic novel format.

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Kirkus Reviews

An innovative approach to history that will have young people reading with pleasure.

Horn Book Magazine

Readers interested in American history will enjoy these graphic novels... Comic panels of varying sizes enhance the real-life events and support the stories' over-the-top humor... the writing is accessible and entertaining; author Hale's style gives readers an insider-y, you-are-there-type scoop.

This book is awesome for kids!

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One dead spy is the first of many WONDERFUL Nathan Hale books. With laugh out loud humor and excellent characters this book is SURE to make ANYBODY happy! :)

Nathan Hale

Nathan Hale is the #1 New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of the Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales series. He also wrote and illustrated the graphic novels One Trick Pony and Apocalypse Taco. Hale lives in Utah, and you can find him online.

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Fiction

ISBN-13

9781419703966

Lexile Measure

270

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Publisher

Harry N. Abrams

Publication date

August 01, 2012

Series

Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales

BISAC categories

Library of Congress categories

History
Soldiers
United States
Graphic novels
Comic books, strips, etc
Revolution, 1775-1783
Spies
Cartoons and comics
Hale, Nathan

Bluebonnet Awards

Nominee 2015 - 2015

Beehive Awards

Nominee 2015 - 2015

Black-Eyed Susan Award

Nominee 2013 - 2014