# How I Became a Spy: A Mystery of WWII London - Hardcover

by **Deborah Hopkinson** (Author)

**From the award-winning author of _The Great Trouble_ comes a story of espionage, survival, and friendship during World War II.**

Bertie Bradshaw never set out to become a spy. He never imagined traipsing around war-torn London, solving ciphers, practicing surveillance, and searching for a traitor to the Allied forces. He certainly never expected that a strong-willed American girl named Eleanor would play Watson to his Holmes (or Holmes to his Watson, depending on who you ask).

But when a young woman goes missing, leaving behind a coded notebook, Bertie is determined to solve the mystery. With the help of Eleanor and his friend David, a Jewish refugee--and, of course, his trusty pup, Little Roo--Bertie must decipher the notebook in time to stop a double agent from spilling the biggest secret of all to the Nazis.

From the author of _The Great Trouble_, this suspenseful WWII adventure reminds us that times of war call for bravery, brains _and_ teamwork from even the most unlikely heroes.

### Author Biography

DEBORAH HOPKINSON has written more than 40 books for young readers. She is the author of the middle-grade novels _The Great Trouble: A Mystery of London, the Blue Death, and a Boy Called Eel_; _A Bandit's Tale: The Muddled Misadventures of a Pickpocket_; and _Into the Firestorm: A Novel of San Francisco, 1906_. Her picture books include _Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt; Sky Boys: How They Built the Empire State Building_, an ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book and a _Boston Globe-Horn Book_ Honor Book; _Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek_, an ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book and a Junior Library Guild Selection; _A Boy Called Dickens_; and the ALA Notable Book _Apples to Oregon_. Visit her at DeborahHopkinson.com and follow her at @deborahopkinson.

**Number of Pages:** 272

**Dimensions:** 1 x 8.5 x 5.7 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** February 12, 2019

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** How I Became a Spy: A Mystery of WWII London

**Interest Level:** Middle Grades, 4-8

**Reading Level:** 4.6

**Point Value:** 7

## Details

- **Price:** 16.99 USD
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