{"product_id":"island-of-spies-9780735231276","title":"Island of Spies","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"The Dime Novel Kids are spunky, spirited, smart, sassy--and so is Sheila Turnage's writing. It sizzles and sparkles.\" --Lauren Wolk, author of Newbery Honor Book \u003ci\u003eWolf Hollow\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the Newbery Honor-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThree Times Lucky\u003c\/i\u003e comes a middle grade WWII spy mystery with as much humor and heart as high stakes \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwelve-year-old Stick Lawson lives on Hatteras Island, North Carolina, where life moves steady as the tides, and mysteries abound as long as you look \u003ci\u003ereally \u003c\/i\u003ehard for them. Stick and her friends Rain and Neb are good at looking hard. They call themselves the Dime Novel Kids. And the only thing Stick wants more than a paying case for them to solve is the respect that comes with it. But on Hatteras, the tides are changing. World War II looms, curious newcomers have appeared on the small island, and in the waters off its shores, a wartime menace lurks that will upend Stick's life and those of everyone she loves. The Dimes are about to face more mysteries than they ever could have wished for, and risk more than they ever could have imagined.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrowing up in eastern North Carolina, Sheila Turnage fell in love with Hatteras Island's shipwrecks, secret World War II history, and whispered spy stories--which helped inspire \u003ci\u003eIsland of Spies\u003c\/i\u003e. Sheila is the author of the award-winning Mo \u0026amp; Dale mysteries, including \u003ci\u003eThree Times Lucky\u003c\/i\u003e, a Newbery Honor Book, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, and Edgar Award finalist; \u003ci\u003eThe Ghosts of Tupelo Landing\u003c\/i\u003e, also a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and recipient of five starred reviews; and \u003ci\u003eThe Odds of Getting Even\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Law of Finders Keepers\u003c\/i\u003e, both recipients of numerous starred reviews. Sheila is also the author of two nonfiction adult books, a poetry collection, and a picture book, \u003ci\u003eTrout the Magnificent\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives on a farm in eastern NC with her husband, a very smart dog, a flock of chickens and guineas, one lonely goose, and a couple of sweet-faced goats. She still loves visiting Hatteras Island.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dial Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50600768798994,"sku":"9780735231276","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_64358a54-386f-4ced-b93b-2338c12f32a2.jpg?v=1732216259","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/island-of-spies-9780735231276","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}