The instant New York Times bestseller from the author of the Newbery Medal book When You Reach Me: a story about spies, games, and friendship. Seventh grader Georges moves into a Brooklyn apartment building and meets Safer, a twelve-year-old self-appointed spy. Georges becomes Safer’s first spy recruit. His assignment? Tracking the mysterious Mr. X, who lives in the apartment upstairs. But as Safer becomes more demanding, Georges starts to wonder: what is a lie, and what is a game? How far is too far to go for your only friend? Like the dazzling When You Reach Me, Liar & Spy will keep readers guessing until the end.

Praise for Liar & Spy

A Junior Library Guild Selection
A New York Times Bestseller
An Indie Bestseller
Kirkus Reviews starred review
Publishers Weekly starred review
The Horn Book starred review
School Library Journal starred review
The Bulletin of the Center for Childrens Books starred review
Autumn 2012 Kids Indie Next List
Nominated for the Best Fiction for Young Adults 2013
Kirkus Reviews Best of Childrens Books 2012 List
Publishers Weekly Best of Childrens Fiction 2012
School Library Journal Best of Childrens Fiction 2012 List
The Horn Books Best of 2012 List
Barnes & Noble Best Books of 2012 for Kids List
Amazons Best of the Year, Middle Grade (#3)
A New York Times Book Review Notable Childrens Book of 2012
Holiday gift guides: Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, LA Times
NPR Outstanding Backseat Reads for Ages 9-14, NPRs Backseat Book Club
One of The Atlantic Wires 25 favorite middle grade and young adult book covers of 2012
The Wall Street Journals Best Childrens Books of 2012
The Chicago Public Library Best of the Best 2012
The Bulletin of the Center for Childrens Books 2012 Blue Ribbons List