Book cover for Liberty: The Spy Who (Kind of) Liked Me by Andrea Portes

Liberty

The Spy Who (Kind of) Liked Me

2017 Released
400 Pages
3-4 Hours
Paperback Unavailable
Hardback Unavailable
HarperCollinsISBN 9780062422019

The bestselling author of Anatomy of Misfit and The Fall of Butterflies, Andrea Portes, is back with another irresistible snarky heroine in Liberty.  

What is a hero? Paige Nolan knows. Edward Raynes, the young man who exposed America’s unconstitutional spying techniques, is a hero, even if half the dum-dums in the country think he’s a traitor. Or Paige's parents, journalists who were captured by terrorists while telling stories of the endangered and oppressed. They were heroes, too. Were. . . or are—no one has ever told Paige if they’re still alive, or dead.

Not heroes? Anyone in the government who abandoned her parents, letting them rot somewhere halfway across the world. And certainly not Paige herself, who despite her fluency in five languages and mastery of several obscure martial arts (thanks, Mom!) could do nothing to save them.

Couldn’t, that is, until she’s approached by Madden Carter, an undercover operative who gives her a mission—fly to Russia, find Raynes, and discover what other government secrets he’s stockpiled. In exchange, he’ll reopen the case on her missing parents. She’s given a code name and a cover as a foreign exchange student.

Who is a hero? Not Paige Nolan, but maybe, just maybe, Liberty is.


  • A Reluctant Spy: Fluent in five languages and trained in martial arts, Paige Nolan never wanted to be a hero. Now she has to go undercover in Russia to save the people she loves most.
  • Whistleblower Romance: Her target is Edward Raynes, America’s most wanted man. But hunting a traitor gets complicated when you start to fall for him.
  • Government Conspiracies: To get answers about her missing parents, Paige must dive headfirst into a world of secret agencies, unconstitutional spying, and secrets worth killing for.
  • Snarky Heroine: Fans of witty, fast-talking, and fiercely loyal protagonists will find their new favorite in Paige, whose internal monologue is as sharp as her roundhouse kick.

Andrea Portes

Andrea Portes is the bestselling novelist of two critically lauded adult novels, Hick, her debut, which was made into a feature film starring Chloë Grace Moretz, Alec Baldwin, Blake Lively, Eddie Redmayne, and Juliette Lewis, and Bury This. Her first novel for young adult readers, Anatomy of a Misfit, was called “perfection in book form” by Teen Vogue. Her other YA novels include The Fall of Butterflies and Liberty: The Spy Who (Kind of) Liked Me. Andrea Portes’s spooky, timeless middle grade debut is Henry & Eva and the Castle on the Cliff.

Andrea grew up on the outskirts of Lincoln, Nebraska. Later, she attended Bryn Mawr College. Currently she lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Sandy Tolan, their son, Wyatt, and their dog, Rascal. You can visit her online at www.andreaportes.squarespace.com.

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