How I Became a Spy: A Mystery of WWII London

From the award-winning author of The Great Trouble comes a story of espionage, survival, and friendship during World War II.

Bertie Bradshaw never set out to become a spy. He never imagined traipsing around war-torn London, solving ciphers, practicing surveillance, and searching for a traitor to the Allied forces. He certainly never expected that a strong-willed American girl named Eleanor would play Watson to his Holmes (or Holmes to his Watson, depending on who you ask).

But when a young woman goes missing, leaving behind a coded notebook, Bertie is determined to solve the mystery. With the help of Eleanor and his friend David, a Jewish refugee--and, of course, his trusty pup, Little Roo--Bertie must decipher the notebook in time to stop a double agent from spilling the biggest secret of all to the Nazis.

From the author of The Great Trouble, this suspenseful WWII adventure reminds us that times of war call for bravery, brains and teamwork from even the most unlikely heroes.

Author: Deborah Hopkinson
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Published: 02/12/2019
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.70w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780399557064
Age Range: 8-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.6
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 504588 / How I Became a Spy: A Mystery of WWII London


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 11/15/2018 pg. 57
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2018
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2019 pg. 92
School Library Journal 12/21/2018 pg. 56
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2019
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
DEBORAH HOPKINSON has written more than 40 books for young readers. She is the author of the middle-grade novels The Great Trouble: A Mystery of London, the Blue Death, and a Boy Called Eel; A Bandit's Tale: The Muddled Misadventures of a Pickpocket; and Into the Firestorm: A Novel of San Francisco, 1906. Her picture books include Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt; Sky Boys: How They Built the Empire State Building, an ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book and a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book; Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek, an ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book and a Junior Library Guild Selection; A Boy Called Dickens; and the ALA Notable Book Apples to Oregon. Visit her at DeborahHopkinson.com and follow her at @deborahopkinson.