When Georges moves into a new apartment block he meets Safer, a twelve-year-old self-appointed spy. Soon Georges has become his spy recruit. His first assignment? To track the mysterious Mr X, who lives in the flat upstairs. But as Safer becomes more demanding, Georges starts to wonder: what is a game and what is a lie? How far is too far to go for your only friend?

About the Author
Rebecca Stead grew up in New York City where she lives today with her husband and two sons. Rebecca used to be a lawyer and wrote books for adults before turning to younger fiction. Her second book for children, When You Reach Me, won the Newbery Medal 2010, and her follow-up, Liar and Spy, was the winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. She now combines her writing with work as a literary agent

Awards
Winner of Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 2014 (UK). Short-listed for UKLA Book Award 2015 (UK) and CILIP Carnegie Medal (UK).



Book Information
ISBN 9781783449606
Author Rebecca Stead
Format Paperback
Page Count 240
Imprint Andersen Press Ltd
Publisher Andersen Press Ltd
Weight(grams) 182g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 14mm