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Sara Martinez is a hacker facing years in juvenile detention, until she meets Mother, a spy who gets her out of jail and into MI6, British Secret Intelligence.
Operating out of a castle in Scotland, the City Spies are five kids from around the world who've fallen through the cracks only to form a family like no other. When they’re not at the local boarding school, they’re mastering spy skills like sleight of hand, breaking and entering, covert observation, and explosives. So they can go places in the world of espionage where adults can’t.
Before she knows what she’s doing, Sara's off 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.
No one said saving the world was easy…
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After thwarting a notorious villain at an eco-summit in Paris, the City Spies are gearing up for their next mission. Operating out of a base in Scotland, this secret team of young agents working for the British Secret Intelligence Service’s MI6 division have honed their unique skills, such as sleight of hand, breaking and entering, observation, and explosives. All of these allow them to go places in the world of espionage where adults can’t.
Fourteen-year-old Sydney is a surfer and a rebel from Bondi Beach, Australia. She’s also a field ops specialist for the City Spies. Sydney is excited to learn that she’ll be going undercover on the marine research vessel the Sylvia Earle. But things don’t go exactly as planned, and while Sydney does find herself in the spotlight, it’s not in the way she was hoping.
Meanwhile, there’s been some new intel regarding a potential mole within the organization, offering the spies a lead that takes them to San Francisco, California. But as they investigate a spy who died at the Botanical Gardens, they discover that they are also being investigated. And soon, they’re caught up in an exciting adventure filled with rogue missions and double agents!
This mission is hot! The City Spies are a go!
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First Chapter read by Author James Ponti
Book Talk by Educator Colby Sharp
CITY SPIES
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Aisling, Scotland
The small town that is home for the City Spies.
Brooklyn
A brilliant hacker and the newest member of the team.
Catacombs
Underground City of the Dead in Paris where the City Spies must venture.
Dahl, Roald
The real-life spy and author who wrote classics such as James and the Giant Peach and Matilda.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The nearest large city to the City Spies' home and a key location in the book.
FARM
The Foundation for Atmospheric Research and Monitoring, a weather research station that is actually a secret MI6 base and home to the City Spies
Global Youth Summit
A series of rallies attracting kids from around the world to Paris and the target of Le Fantome's evil plan.
Haystacks
A painting by Monet located in the Scottish National Gallery that serves as an important rendezvous point.
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James, Prince of Wales
The future King of England. (But you don't meet him until book 2.)
Kat
One of the City Spies, she's an introverted genius who prefers math to words.
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Mother and Monty
The two adults who are mentors and guardians to the City Spies
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Operation Willy Wonka
The official name of the mission that brings the City Spies to Paris.
Paris
He saved Mother's life five years ago and became the original City Spy.
Queen and Country
A very mediocre spy movie whose production plays a key role for the City Spies.
Rio
A former street magician and the youngest of the City Spies.
Sydney
A once rebellious student who's turned into a leader on the team.
Three Lions Inn
A run down Parisian hotel that is most definitely not what it first appears to be.
Umbra
A global crime syndicate made up of mercenaries, terrorists, and former intelligence agents and the nemesis of MI6 and the City Spies.
Vauxhall Cross
The name given to the London Headquarters of the Secret Intelligence Service.
Wallangara School for Girls
A boarding school in Australia whose principal was all to happy to see Sydney leave.
XUHET
The name of the deadly virus stolen by Umbra that lies at the heart of the mission.
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The Zoo
What Mother calls MI6 headquarters at Vauxhall Cross.
Mother is a veteran MI6 who oversee the City Spies. To help them remember the keys to spycraft, he comes up with little sayings that he calls MOTHERISMS.
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