Spy Ring

Name: Spy Ring
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Sarah Beth Durst
ISBN: 9780063387805

Author: Sarah Beth Durst

Narrator: Casey Holloway

Unabridged: 5 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Clarion Books

Published: 05/21/2024

Categories: Children's Fiction, Spies & Spying, Children's Mystery & Detective, Historical Stories

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 Sarah Beth Durst

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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Charlotte on May 22, 2024

Fiction is the best way to learn history, especially when it's a fun summer adventure for two kids who are following clues left by one of George Washington's spies that lead to (probable) solution of a historical mystery!......more

Goodreads review by Kathy on May 04, 2024

SPY RING was an engaging middle grade mystery with a huge helping of American History. Rachel and Joon, soon to be sixth graders, embark on a quest to discover a treasure Revolutionary Spy Anna "Nancy" Smith Strong left for those who could follow her clues. Rachel and Joon need a mystery to solve to......more

Goodreads review by Jan on May 06, 2024

Spy Ring by Sarah Beth Durst is a middle-grade historical fiction that centers on the Culpher spy ring. The author takes a genuine group of spies and weaves a fictional story around a ring with an inscription and some numbers. Rachel and Joon are facing their last summer together as Joon's parents h......more

Goodreads review by Nikki on June 21, 2024

It was a cute story of two friends using clues on historical artifacts in their hometown to find a treasure. I loved the historical connections of the very real Culper Spy Ring and the relationship of these two friends. The book moved a little slow though, and had a lot of long descriptions that I t......more

Goodreads review by Pamela on October 02, 2024

My 6 year old loved the story. She found it to be a fun mystery and adventurous. She didn't like the end where the story talks about what work was fiction and what was nonfiction. I found the part to be amazing.......more