School, Mysteries & Detectives 

An instant New York Times bestseller, Liar & Spy is a story about 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: How far is too far to go for your only friend? Like Stead's dazzling Newbery-winner When You Reach Me, Liar & Spy will keep readers guessing until the end.     * A New York Times bestseller    * A New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of 2012   * Kirkus Reviews Best of Children's Books 2012 List   * Publishers Weekly Best of Children's Fiction 2012   * School Library Journal Best of Children's Fiction 2012 List   * The Horn Book's Best of 2012 List   * The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books 2012 Blue Ribbons List   * Barnes & Noble Best Books of 2012 for Kids List     * NPR Outstanding "Backseat" Reads for Ages 9-14, NPR's Backseat Book Club   * Amazon's Top 5 "Best of the Year" (Middle Grade Books)   * The Wall Street Journal's Best Children's Books of 2012   * The Chicago Public Library Best of the Best 2012   * A Junior Library Guild Selection - from Amzon