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Spy Runner
Written by Eugene Yelchin
Narrated by Jonathan Todd Ross
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
3.5/5
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About this audiobook
In this noir mystery middle grade from Newbery Honor author Eugene Yelchin, a boy stumbles upon a secret that jeopardizes American national security. It's 1953 and the Cold War is on. Communism threatens all that the United States stands for, and America needs every patriot to do their part. So when a Russian boarder moves into the home of twelve-year-old Jake McCauley, he's on high alert. What does the mysterious Mr. Shubin do with all that photography equipment? And why did he choose to live so close to the Air Force base? Jake's mother says that Mr. Shubin knew Jake's dad, who went missing in action during World War II. But Jake is skeptical; the facts just don't add up. And he's determined to discover the truth-no matter what he risks.
Author
Eugene Yelchin
Eugene Yelchin is a Russian-born painter and illustrator. He received a Newbery Honor for Breaking Stalin's Nose, which he both wrote and illustrated. He lives in southern California with his family. www.eugeneyelchinbooks.com
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Rating: 3.7142857428571427 out of 5 stars
3.5/5
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5It is 1953, at the height of the Red Scare. Jake McCauley is 12 years old. He loves riding his dad’s old bike and reading Spy Runner comics. His father has been MIA since World War II; Jake only knows him through the photo he keeps in a dresser drawer. When his mother rents out his dad’s home office to a man named Shubin, Jake suspects he is a Russian spy. His suspicions grow further as classmates shun him, a Buick is suddenly tailing him wherever he goes, and a scary-looking man with gold-capped teeth appears in Jake’s yard and around town. Jake finds himself caught up in a surrealistic spy thriller of his own making, where nothing and no one appears to be what they seem. Cinematic quality, with descriptive prose in the mood of film noir. Red herrings galore, moments of shock/surprise, a thriller and bit of mystery. Readers kept guessing until the last third of the book when things begin to fall in line.