Liar & Spy
1st (American) edition, hardcover dustjacket | |
| Author | Rebecca Stead |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Yan Nascimbene (hc) Mary Kate McDevitt (pb) |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's novel |
| Published | August 7, 2012 |
| Publisher | Wendy Lamb Books |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 217 |
| Awards | Newbery Medal |
| ISBN | 978-0-385-73743-2 |
| Website | Official website |
Liar & Spy is a children's novel written by Rebecca Stead published in 2012 that is set in Brooklyn and describes the adventures of Georges and Safer, two middle school students who are working to unmask a suspected spy in their building. At the same time, Georges is experiencing a casual bullying that adults in his life seem to minimize. Stead was the first American author to win the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize for Liar & Spy, in 2013.