Spy Ring: An Exciting Midde-Grade Adventure in which Two Best Friends Decode Clues Left by a Real-life Female Spy from the American Revolution

Durst, Sarah Beth

ISBN 10: 0063323451 / ISBN 13: 9780063323452

Published by Clarion Books, 2024

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Spy Ring: An Exciting Midde-Grade Adventure in which Two Best Friends Decode Clues Left by a Real-life Female Spy from the American Revolution
• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0063323451
• ISBN 13: 9780063323452
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

Two modern-day kids discover the truth about an American Revolutionary War–era female spy through a treasure-hunt adventure in their hometown of Setauket, New York.

With codewords and secret signals perfected, best friends Rachel and Joon are ready to spend their summer practicing spycraft—especially if they can uncover secrets like the one Joon’s parents have been keeping, that his family is about to move out of town.

When eavesdropping leads them to a ring rumored to have belonged to Anna “Nancy” Smith Strong—according to local Long Island legend, the only female member of George Washington’s famed Culper Spy Ring—they think they’ve hit the jackpot. Then they discover Nancy left a coded message in the ring!

Decoding her message leads to another cryptic clue, and then another, and soon Rachel and Joon are racing to decipher a series of puzzles that must surely lead to hidden treasure! But can they solve the final mystery before Joon’s moving day? And just what did the centuries-old spy hide away—and why? 

Sarah Beth Durst’s skillful blend of Revolutionary War history and suspenseful contemporary storytelling will keep readers guessing to the last satisfying page.

About the Author

Sarah Beth Durst is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Spellshop, as well as over twenty-five fantasy books for adults, teens, and kids, including the Queens of Renthia series, Drink Slay Love, and Spark. She has won an American Library Association Alex Award and a Mythopoeic Fantasy Award and has been a finalist for the Andre Norton Nebula Award three times. She lives in Stony Brook, New York, with her husband, her children, and her ill-mannered cat.