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Winter Reading Challenge 2026: Kid Spies!

Have you been on the lookout for espionage, adventure, cool gadgets, and clever puzzles? Go undercover with these amazing spy-kids and help save the day! *List created by Lisa from our Reading Rocket*

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  • The City of Spies latest mission... Rome! This time, newest team member, Cairo, takes the lead when his sister disappears in Istanbul. Join the team on a whirlwind journey to save the family of one of their own.
    Book, 2025New York : Aladdin, 2025. — JF PONTI
  • Charlie Thorne is a genius. Charlie Thorne is fearless. Charlie Thorne may have finally met her match. Charlie is used to being on the run ever since she was recruited by the CIA, but this time she will need all her wits and skills to think one step…
    Book, 2024New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2024] — JF GIBBS
  • Three... two... one... This book is set to explode! Spy-dog Agent Harrier is on mission - armed with an array of gadgets to help him save the day! Readers will become wrapped up in this retro colored graphic novel, complete with a dubious narrator,…
    Graphic Novel, 2024Tulsa, OK : Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing, 2024. — JF SANDERS V. 1
  • The slopes and the stakes get really steep for twelve-year-old spy student Ben Ripley when he enrolls in ski school. This time, the CIA has decided to activate Ben for real. The mission: become friends with Jessica Shang, the daughter of a…
    Graphic Novel, 2025New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2025] — JF GIBBS
  • In a failed attempt to escape from boarding school, Abigail discovers her the school is actually an training program for The Center - an elite ring of spies. , Even more shocking... her mother is a top agent for The Center and has gone MIA. Now…
    Book, 2017New York : Aladdin, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, 2017. — JF MCMULLEN
  • Agent 355

    Can You Win the Revolution?

    Van Cleave, Ryan G., 1972-
    Step into the past and control how history plays out through your own choices! The American Revolution is on your doorstep in 1777, and you stumble on to a secret... your mother is a member of a group of patriot spies so secret they don't know each…
    Book, 2024Fresno, California : Milk & Cookies, [2024] — JF DECIDE & SURVIVE
  • When Josie O’Malley's father goes off to fight the Nazis, she wishes she could do more - like all those caped heroes in the stories she loves. But girls aren't allowed to crack puzzles and save the day, until she is secretly recruited by the…
    Book, 2019New York : Aladdin, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, 2019. — JF HANNIGAN
  • The Doublecross

    and Other Skills I Learned as a Superspy

    Pearce, Jackson
    Twelve-year-old Hale has big shoes to fill, everyone in his family has been an elite spy for the top-secret Sub Rosa Society. But Hale isn't exactly spy material, that is until his mother and father go missing on a secret mission and it's time for…
    Book, 2015New York : Bloomsbury, 2015. — JF PEARCE
  • Max Bretzfeld has one mission... well, make that two. One: become a British spy and infiltrate the center of Nazi radio and propaganda. The other must remain secret: find his parents. But his spy training complete and forged papers in hand, Max…
    Book, 2025New York, New York : Dutton Children's Books, 2025. — JF GIDWITZ
  • Daring Women of D-day

    Bold Spies of World War II

    Breach, Jen,
    England called up 39 women to spy for their country and prepare allied forces for D-Day in WWII. This beautiful graphic novel is a must-read for anyone who loves learning about wartime heroes.
    Graphic Novel, 2024North Mankato, Minnesota : Capstone Press, an imprint of Capstone, [2024] — 940.54 B74
  • Twelve-year-old Florian Bates, ordinary middle school student has a secret... he is consulting detective for the FBI! This time, he and his friend Margaret must help thwart the notorious crime syndicate EEL in their plot to pull off the biggest art…
    Book, 2016New York : Aladdin, 2016. — JF PONTI
  • The Plot to Kill a Queen

    a Royal Spy Story in Three Acts, Also Including the Princess Saves the Cakes, a One Act Play to Perform With a Company of Friends

    Hopkinson, Deborah
    In 1582 thirteen-year-old Emilia Bassano is a lute player and aspiring playwright who stumbles on a plot to kill Queen Elizabeth and is recruited to save the day! Full of twists, turns, and travels readers will be taken on a unique adventure. BONUS!…
    Book, 2023New York : Scholastic Press, 2023. — JF HOPKINSON