Series: Standalone
Format: Hardcover, 280 pages
Release Date: March 2, 2021
Publisher: Carolrhoda Lab (R)
Source: Publisher
Genre: Young Adult / Thrillers & SuspenseBoth a suspenseful thriller and a nuanced portrayal of neurodivergence,
this literary page-turner features a unique heroine facing formidable
and still-relevant enemies.
Sixteen-year-old Kitty Granger has always known that others consider
her peculiar. She hates noise and crowds, tends to fixate on patterns,
and often feels acutely aware of her surroundings even as she struggles
to interpret the behavior of people around her. As a working-class girl
in London's East End, she's spent her whole life learning to hide these
traits. Until the day when she notices the mysterious man on the bus and
finds herself following him, driven to know why he seems so out of
place...only to accidentally uncover the location of a Russian spy ring.
When Kitty's keen observation and quick thinking help her survive a
dangerous encounter, two secret agents working for Her Majesty's
government offer her a job in their espionage operation.
Kitty's first mission pits her against a conspiracy led by a prominent
politician―who's also a secret fascist. With help from an unusual team
of fellow spies, Kitty must use her wits, training, and instincts to get
out alive. And she might as well save the country while she's at it.
It's 1967, and Kitty
Granger is about to accidentally become a spy. A working-class girl from
London's East End who would be recognized as being autistic in today's society, Kitty Granger has spent sixteen years hiding her peculiarities from the world. She hates noise and crowds, tends to fixate on patterns, and often feels acutely aware of her surroundings even as she struggles
to interpret the behavior of people around her. She is most at ease when her mind is doing something logical like doing a crossword puzzle.
Life is about to racially change for Kitty all because of a fidgety and mysterious man who she follows right into a Russian spy ring. The one thing you will immediately notice about Kitty is that she is pretty damn smart. Her hyper-awareness helps Kitty discover things nobody else can see, she finds a secret compartment that most others would have missed, she can remember the most benign but important things, she sees things which are out of place, and she's never met a crossword puzzle which can stump her. In other words, she would be the perfect spy.
After her brutal encounter with Russian spies, Kitty, who always remembers faces and names, is given a chance to work for a pair of British spies Mr. Pryce, and Mrs. Singh. She meets her new co-workers called the Orchestra, an
untraditional, ethnically diverse, and welcoming group of spies and
scientists which includes Verity Chase, Faith, Liam, Tommy, and Saul. In order to become a spy, Kitty must train hard and pass a variety of tests from combat training to weapons training. Thanks to her ability to mimic anyone's speech, she's given a very dangerous mission working alongside Verity. Kitty's
mission draws her into a conspiracy led by a prominent
politicians who want to rewrite English history.
With help from
her team, Kitty must use her wits, training, and instincts to get out
alive. And she might as well save the country while she's at it. But espionage is already dangerous, even without the risk of
sensory overload, and Kitty struggles to stay calm and safe amid strange
circumstances. With gadgets and gizmos aplenty, daring escapes,
last-minute miracles, and cinematic and crisply described action
sequences, Kitty's adventures read like a neurodivergent, female James
Bond for the junior set.
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