Main content

Spy runner

Available Formats:

  • Running Time: 06:34 hrs
    Narrator: Jonathan Todd Ross
    Publisher:
    Recorded Books, 2019
    Note: This book was purchased with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.

Details:

  • Author: Yelchin, Eugene
    Contributor: Recorded Books, Inc.; Ross, Jonathan Todd
    Edition: Unabridged
    Date:
    Created
    2019
    Summary:

    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.

    Genre:
    Juvenile fiction
    Subject(s): World War (1939-1945) | Cold War (1945-1989) | Family secrets | Middle school students | Missing in action | Missing persons | Spies
    Original Publisher: Prince Frederick, Md., [Prince Frederick, Md.], Recorded Books, [Distributed by] RBdigital
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9781980011101