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A review by cstoeger
Liar & Spy by Rebecca Stead
4.0
When Georges' dad loses his job, he and his family move into a new apartment building. In this new apartment building Georges (the S is silent) meets Safer who wants to spy on the mysterious Mr. X.
The novel starts fairly predictably and follows that predicable path until 3/4 through the novel. Georges is getting bullied at school; so he decides to band together with all of the other outcasts to stand up against the cool kids. Safer is not a spy. He is scared of everything outside of his apartment building, so he never leaves. Georges' mom is not working doubles at the hospital; she has an infection and has been in the hospital for two weeks. Overall, I would recommend this book to kids who like the Diary of a Wimpy Kid. I think the bullying issue is also center-stage these days, so this book would be great to illustrate the variety of bullying that can happen.
The novel starts fairly predictably and follows that predicable path until 3/4 through the novel. Georges is getting bullied at school; so he decides to band together with all of the other outcasts to stand up against the cool kids. Safer is not a spy. He is scared of everything outside of his apartment building, so he never leaves. Georges' mom is not working doubles at the hospital; she has an infection and has been in the hospital for two weeks. Overall, I would recommend this book to kids who like the Diary of a Wimpy Kid. I think the bullying issue is also center-stage these days, so this book would be great to illustrate the variety of bullying that can happen.