Mission Manhattan: Volume 5
By (Author) James Ponti
Simon & Schuster
Aladdin
1st January 2026
Reprint
United States
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction
Paperback
448
Width 130mm, Height 194mm, Spine 30mm
279g
In this fifth installment in the New York Times bestselling series from Edgar Award winner James Ponti, the young group of spies takes on New York City in another international adventure perfect for fans of Spy School and Charlie Thorne.
The City Spies head to the Big Apple when a credible threat is made to a young climate activist who is scheduled to speak in front of the upcoming United Nations General Assembly. With Rio acting as alpha and a new member in their ranks, the teams mission to protect a fellow teen takes them on an exciting adventure in, around, and even under the greatest city in the world as they follow leads to the outer boroughs, the UN Headquarters, and even the usually off-limits stacks that extend deep under the main branch of the New York Public Library. Meanwhile, Mother has run into trouble in DC, leading the rest of the crew to help save him from the wrong hands and prevent the entire operation from being exposed!
JamesPontiis theNew York Timesbestselling author of four middle grade book series: The Sherlock Society following a group of young detectives;City 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.