Spies are cool. My favorite spies are the ones that make you go, “What?!”
Moe Berg is not a typical baseball player. He’s Jewish, which is very unusual for the major leagues in the 1930s. He has a law degree, speaks several languages, and loves traveling the world. He also happens to be a spy for the U.S. government. When World War II begins, Moe trades his baseball career for a life of danger and secrecy. Using his unusual range of skills, he sneaks into enemy territory to gather crucial information that could help defeat the Nazis. But he also has plenty of secrets of his own. . .
This book will be published in March 2018.
Sarah Emma Edmonds started pretending at a very early age. Her father only wanted sons, so Sarah pretended to be one. Unlike most kids, though, Sarah never really stopped pretending. In 1861, during the U.S. Civil War, Sarah pretended her way into the Union army, becoming a male nurse named Frank Thompson.
Being a nurse didn’t quite satisfy “Frank,” though. She wanted to keep her fellow soldiers from getting hurt. So when the Union army needed a spy, she leapt at the chance. While still pretending to be Frank, Sarah also pretended to be a male African American slave, a female Irish peddler, and a female African American laundress. She slipped behind enemy lines time after time, spied on the Confederate army, and brought back valuable intelligence to the Union. Sarah was not only good at pretending; she was also very brave.
Later in life, Sarah Emma Edmonds wrote a book to tell her story. She explained, “I am naturally fond of adventure, a little ambitious, and a good deal romantic.” She was also truly a great pretender.
what people are saying
Jones makes a confident departure from her bestselling YA novels with an entertaining and powerful Civil War–era story about living by one’s own rules….Jones delivers her story with the assuredness of a natural storyteller.- Starred Review from Publisher’s Weekly
Dramatic illustrations and carefully-selected vignettes make this informative biographical account of an unusual Civil War soldier accessible to young learners. –Rutgers University Project on Economics and Children
Jones does an excellent job at minimal text throughout the biography. It’ll keep children interested in this woman’s fascinating story – Bri Meets Books
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