Book cover for Alfie Hazard and the Spy Cats: A Spy in the Embassy by Kekla Magoon

Alfie Hazard and the Spy Cats: A Spy in the Embassy

2027 Released
160 Pages
2-3 Hours
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Hardback Available February 2, 2027
Candlewick Press (MA)ISBN 9781536240894
A clever ten-year-old boy and his two savvy cats set out to catch a spy that's causing trouble at the embassy they call home in the first installment of a fun new illustrated series for kids ages 8-10 from award-winning author Kekla Magoon. Features bright neon-green color effects on the cover!

Alfie Hazard is thrilled when his big sister, Mika, comes home from college to live with their family at the embassy in Washington, DC. Usually her visits mean endless games, lots of laughter, and spontaneous late-night dance parties, but this time there's something strange about the way Mika is acting. Bonnie and Baxter, Alfie's talented cats, detect a suspicious smell on her shoes, and she's spending an unusual amount of time locked in her bedroom closet.

Mika definitely has a secret, and Alfie and the cats are determined to get to the bottom if it. When Alfie's mom, the ambassador, tells the family that some classified documents have been stolen, it's up to Alfie, Bonnie, and Baxter to investigate! Surely Mika couldn't be the spy . . . or could she?

Featuring engaging black-and-white illustrations and two fabulous cat characters, this series is perfect for younger fans of spy stories, serving as the ideal bridge between chapter books and longer series like City Spies and Spy School.

Kekla Magoon

Kekla Magoon is the author of many novels and nonfiction books, including The Rock and the River, How It Went Down, The Season of Styx Malone, and Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party’s Promise to the People. Kekla received the 2021 Margaret A. Edwards Award for significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature. She has been a National Book Award finalist in addition to receiving an NAACP Image Award, the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, a Printz Honor, four Coretta Scott King Honors, and two Walter Award Honors. Kekla teaches writing for children and young adults at Vermont College of Fine Arts. Visit her online at keklamagoon.com.

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