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Sarah Beth Durst
Best friends Rachel and Joon spend the summer practicing spycraft in Setauket, New York. An inscription on a ring said to have belonged to Revolutionary War spy Anna Smith Strong draws them into solving a mysterious message. Joon's family is preparing to move away, adding urgency to their time together. Their treasure-hunt adventure connects present-day clues with a local story about the Culper Spy Ring.
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A Sea of Gold: A Ukrainian Family’s Story Through the GenerationsPatricia Polacco, illustrated by Patricia PolaccoThis intergenerational account follows a Ukrainian family from the years before the country’s independence through the present war. War eventually compels the family to leave Ukraine for the United States. A young girl carries seeds in her pockets as the family arrives with only what they are wearing and tries to establish a livelihood and home. Traditional Ukrainian customs appear in the mixed-media illustrations.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
FakerGordon KormanTwelve-year-old Trey moves to a new town with his younger sister and their father, a professional con artist. As the family begins another scam, Trey finds himself caught in a long-running pattern of deception. An inspiring teacher and an environmental cause reshape his outlook, leading him to look for a way out of the family legacy of cons.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure 800LATOS Book Level 5.09On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
SPYING ON SPIES: HOW ELIZEBETH SMITH FRIEDMAN BROKE THE NAZIS’ SECRET CODESMarissa MossMarissa Moss tells the nonfiction story of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, whose work involved breaking Nazi secret codes. Photographs and graphic-novel-style illustrations accompany the account of this woman’s contributions to science. The book also includes back matter with codes and ciphers for readers to examine and try. It presents Friedman as a brilliant figure whose codebreaking work is central to the narrative.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details