Liar And Spy

Have you ever wanted to be part of a spy club?  Well, In the book “Liar and Spy”, a novel by Rebecca Stead, bully victim Georges moves into his new Brooklyn apartment, and soon realized that some of the people around him were not who they really seem to be.  As Georges and his dad were taking the recycling to the basement, they come across a note hung on the basement door that said “Spy Club Meeting- TODAY!”  Georges was curious, so his dad wrote “WHAT TIME?”, under the note.  Later on in the day, Georges takes the elevator back downstairs to recycle some flattened cardboard boxes, but when he looks at the sign, the time 1:30 has been written under it.  Georges wonders about the meeting when he goes back to his apartment, so he travels back downstairs to attend the meeting.  At the meeting, Georges makes two new friends: Candy and Safer.  As Safer’s new “assistant spy”, Georges must track down the movements of the mysterious Mr X. who lives in the apartment above Georges.  Mr X. is said to wear all black, doesn’t talk, and always carries around a briefcase- full of decapitated heads!  Now, with a gum wrapper, a lobby cam, an air vent, and a key, Georges has to unravel the mystery of who Mr. X. really is, and if his new friend is pushing him past the limit.  With Safer training him 24/7, and the new “Taste Test” coming up, Georges is going to have to go “all work, and no play”, if he wants to solve the mystery before any more secrets are revealed.

“Who is this?  What happened?  Why did he do that?”  These are just some of the questions people might ask when reading “Liar and Spy”, and they are still left shocked after they have been answered.  The plot of this book twists and turns in every direction, and then BOOM!  Plot twist!  What an unexpected turn of events!  Rebecca Stead has created another “must read” story with this fantastic tale of trickery and stealth, along with her first book “When You Reach Me”.  This realistic fiction novel is one of the best I have read, and for people who like plot twists and surprises, “Liar and Spy”, is the perfect book for you.  Being a spy is a serious job, and you have to know that some people aren’t always who they seem to be, and what secrets they have, and if they can keep them…