Golden Gate
By (Author) James Ponti
2
Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster
19th June 2024
Reprint
United States
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Thrillers / suspense
813.6
Paperback
448
Width 130mm, Height 194mm, Spine 33mm
308g
In this second installment in the New York Times bestselling series from Edgar Award winner James Ponti, the young group of spies returns for another international adventure perfect for fans of Spy School and Mrs. Smiths Spy School for Girls.
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 Services 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 cant.
Fourteen-year-old Sydney is a surfer and a rebel from Bondi Beach, Australia. Shes also a field ops specialist for the City Spies. Sydney is excited to learn that shell be going undercover on the marine research vessel the Sylvia Earle. But things dont go exactly as planned, and while Sydney does find herself in the spotlight, its not in the way she was hoping.
Meanwhile, theres 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, theyre caught up in an exciting adventure filled with rogue missions and double agents!
This mission is hot! The City Spies are a go!
JamesPontiis theNew York Timesbestselling author of three middle grade book series: the all-newCity Spies, about an unlikely squad of five kids from around the world who form an elite MI6 Spy Team; the Edgar AwardwinningFramed!series, about a pair of tweens who solve mysteries in Washington, DC; and theDead Citytrilogy, about a secret society that polices the undead living beneath Manhattan. His books have appeared on more than fifteen different state award lists, and he is the founder of a writers group known as the Renegades of Middle Grade. Jamesis also an Emmynominated television writer and producer who has worked for many networks including Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, PBS, History, and Spike TV, as well as NBC Sports. He lives with his family in Orlando, Florida. Find out more atJamesPonti.com.