CITY OF SPYS Did you ever want to be a spy? The genre of the book is historic fiction. I thought this book was very funny and interesting book. The book is mostly about a girl who is Jewish and her dad is very mean. Then she stays with her aunt for a while and her aunt is very mean and ignores her then she warms up to her and has fun with her. The book is about a girl named Evelyn who is Jewish and stays with her aunt and her aunt pays no attention to her then later on she warms up to her. Then she makes friends with a boy named Tony and they try to help find nazi spy's and end up getting in trouble with the real spy and almost get killed. The setting of the book is in 1942 in Germany. Evelyn wants to help the police with the nazi spy's but then it was just a fake so she got in trouble then she help again an she really help this time . The conflict is person vs people because she is going against the spy's. Tony is a kid that is not very smart because he didn't really go to school. Evelyn is a girl who is Jewish and very shy. I liked the way the author put in Evelyn's comics and story's. I was surprised when then spy killed the under cover cop. I was angry when the author didn't show more of the comics I liked those. I was moved by the way the author put all the details. I was satisfied when they ended up getting to bad guys. I liked this book because it tells you how it was back then in a funny way. This book reminds me of the book called like maus. Then I connects to my life by me doing pranks like tony. Also I liked it because it was very cool on what they did to bomb the people with water balloons. Then when tony just started to hit the pipe and broke it. I thought the book was very funny and cool on how they showed Evelyn's drawings. I rate the book a 10. It is really funny and cool. I would recommend this book to people who like historical fiction comic books. That's what this book is about. omg love. I think this graphic novel was actually written for me. In 1942, poor little rich girl Evelyn has been tossed to her aunt for the summer while her father goes off on his sixth honeymoon. She entertains herself by drawing a series of comics that star her as the intrepid side-kick before she meets Tony and they start investigating mysteries. They actually do stumble into a ring of Nazi saboteurs and work to save the day, with the help of Evelyn's aunt and a depressed cop. Mysteries, great clothes and a dash of romance for the kids and adults. Love love love.Now, is this for fourth graders, as the reviews indicate? Uh. Probably not. I can't actually get a read on the intended age, honestly. I don't think high schoolers want to read about ten year olds, and parents of middle schoolers might raise eyebrows at the affairs and sex (brief visual references to Evelyn's aunt sleeping around, as well as the bad guy doorman being caught in bed with a mistress). I kind of think this was actually directed at people who were 10 and reading comics in the 1940s, since it mimics the style so beautifully. But then again, 5th/6th graders would probably really dig the mystery and adventure aspect of it, especially Evelyn and Tony's part of it.Meanwhile, I adore it, possibly even enough to get my own copy.
What do You think about City Of Spies (2010)?
Fun, fast-paced story about how a girl uses her imagination in order to salvage her lonely summer.
—Jehantas
Cute and fun! WWII era New York City with kids and spies and nazis and artists and cops and FBI!
—dee
Engaging, satisfying story with a really exciting ending! I loved it! 4 1/2 stars.
—Becca
I don't read many graphic novels but I really enjoyed this one.
—Shena
