A Spy in the House

By Y.S. Lee
(YA F Lee)
335 pages 2010 Mystery

In Victorian London, orphan Mary Quinn is rescued from a life of thievery and pickpocketing by Miss Scrimshaw’s Academy for Girls. Five years later, she discovers that the Academy is really a cover for a spy organization called The Agency. Her first mission involves acting as a companion for the daughter of a rich merchant whose ships have been sinking at an alarming rate. Is he sabotaging his own ships or is it someone else’s work? Some keen detective work and a little help from an unlikely partner help Mary get to the bottom of her first case. (Grades 6 & up)

Reviewed by Teen Librarian Shelly P.

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