Monday, October 21, 2019

Liar and Spy by Rebecca Stead*

Ms. Stead is a superb writer.  She creates a story that pulls in the reader.  The endings are surprising and clever.
Georges (you do not pronounce the "s") and his parents sell their home in NYC and move to an apartment building because his dad lost his job.  The day they move into the building, Georges and his father see an announcement for a spy club meeting.  Jokingly, his father writes on the sign "what time?".  To their surprise, someone replies with a time.  Georges shows up for the meeting and thus begins the friendship with Safer.  George is thankful for a friend (boys pick on him relentlessly at school), but is he willing to do the extreme tasks Safer begins to require? 
A wonderful story of friendship and being confident in the person you are.
*Highly recommend.
-Borrowed from the library. 
Warning: swear word-"dn", bullies are really cruel

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