{"id":484257,"date":"2010-03-29T09:09:43","date_gmt":"2010-03-29T13:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookdragon.si.edu\/?p=9027"},"modified":"2010-03-29T09:09:43","modified_gmt":"2010-03-29T13:09:43","slug":"city-of-spies-by-susan-kim-and-laurence-klavan-artwork-by-pascal-dizin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/484257","title":{"rendered":"City of Spies by Susan Kim and Laurence Klavan, artwork by Pascal Dizin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bookdragonreviews.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/03\/city-of-spies.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8991\" title=\"City of Spies\" src=\"http:\/\/bookdragonreviews.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/03\/city-of-spies.jpg?w=128&#038;h=172\" alt=\"\" width=\"128\" height=\"172\" \/><\/a>Young Evelyn gets dumped at her surprised aunt\u2019s posh NYC penthouse so her neglectful father can take yet another honeymoon with the latest young wife. Evelyn\u2019s managed to escape her lonely life by creating her very own manga series, \u201cThe Amazing Adventures of Zirconium Man and Scooter!,\u201d not surprisingly in which her two superheroes resemble her missing father and herself \u2013 certainly an honor her neglectful father so doesn\u2019t deserve!<\/p>\n<p>Now spending the summer with her artistic, free-spirited Aunt Lia, Evelyn finds a real-live friend in Tony, the building super\u2019s mischievous son. Once she gets over her initial shock of having a young person in her space, Aunt Lia proves to be quite a supportive ally \u2026 and has a few adventures of her own, thanks to her new young roommate. Out in the big city, America is at war with Germany and everyone seems suspicious, especially to highly imaginative kids like Evelyn and Tony \u2026 but this time, their suspicions end up saving the country!<\/p>\n<p>Clever and inventive, Kim and Klavan offer middle grade readers both a fast-moving adventure with some important history lessons thrown in. Great combination for reluctant young readers \u2026 not to mention a not-so-subtle reminder to parents who might need a nudge or two regarding their younger responsibilities. AHEM to that!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers<\/strong>: Middle Grade<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published<\/strong>: 2010<\/p>\n<p>Filed under: <a href='http:\/\/bookdragon.si.edu\/category\/middle-grade-readers\/'>..Middle Grade Readers<\/a>, <a href='http:\/\/bookdragon.si.edu\/category\/fiction\/'>.Fiction<\/a>, <a href='http:\/\/bookdragon.si.edu\/category\/graphic-novelsmangamanwha\/'>.Graphic Novels\/Manga\/Manwha<\/a>, <a href='http:\/\/bookdragon.si.edu\/category\/jewish\/'>Jewish<\/a>, <a href='http:\/\/bookdragon.si.edu\/category\/korean-american\/'>Korean American<\/a>, <a href='http:\/\/bookdragon.si.edu\/category\/nonethnic-specific\/'>Nonethnic-specific<\/a> Tagged: <a href='http:\/\/bookdragon.si.edu\/tag\/adventure\/'>Adventure<\/a>, <a href='http:\/\/bookdragon.si.edu\/tag\/betrayal\/'>Betrayal<\/a>, <a href='http:\/\/bookdragon.si.edu\/tag\/family\/'>Family<\/a>, <a href='http:\/\/bookdragon.si.edu\/tag\/friendship\/'>Friendship<\/a>, <a href='http:\/\/bookdragon.si.edu\/tag\/girl-power\/'>Girl power<\/a>, <a href='http:\/\/bookdragon.si.edu\/tag\/historical\/'>Historical<\/a>, <a href='http:\/\/bookdragon.si.edu\/tag\/parentchild-relationship\/'>Parent\/child relationship<\/a>, <a href='http:\/\/bookdragon.si.edu\/tag\/politics\/'>Politics<\/a>, <a href='http:\/\/bookdragon.si.edu\/tag\/war\/'>War<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/gocomments\/bookdragonreviews.wordpress.com\/9027\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/comments\/bookdragonreviews.wordpress.com\/9027\/\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/godelicious\/bookdragonreviews.wordpress.com\/9027\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/delicious\/bookdragonreviews.wordpress.com\/9027\/\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/gostumble\/bookdragonreviews.wordpress.com\/9027\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/stumble\/bookdragonreviews.wordpress.com\/9027\/\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/godigg\/bookdragonreviews.wordpress.com\/9027\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/digg\/bookdragonreviews.wordpress.com\/9027\/\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/goreddit\/bookdragonreviews.wordpress.com\/9027\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/reddit\/bookdragonreviews.wordpress.com\/9027\/\" \/><\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/stats.wordpress.com\/b.gif?host=bookdragon.si.edu&#038;blog=6730168&#038;post=9027&#038;subd=bookdragonreviews&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Young Evelyn gets dumped at her surprised aunt\u2019s posh NYC penthouse so her neglectful father can take yet another honeymoon with the latest young wife. 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