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Cecily Sawyer
Cecily Sawyer (Related to this series)
- Author
- Iona Rangeley
- Narrator
- Cassandra Harwood
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 19 June 2025
- Run Time
- 3 hours 49 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
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What to expect
A thrilling, mysterious and very, very funny new adventure from the award-winning author of EINSTEIN THE PENGUIN.
Cecily Sawyer has spent the evening in the attic, training her pet mouse, Mrs Maple Syrup – an unusually intelligent mouse, in Cecily’s opinion – when her parents disappear.
Luckily, Cecily is more than ready to investigate such a thing. She has wanted to be a spy her whole life, and has all the spy handbooks, manuals and code-cracking kits a girl could need.
But soon, Cecily discovers several very strange things in her city. She’s not the only spy out there – far from it, in fact. And Mrs Maple Syrup is not the only unusually intelligent mouse…
Critics Review
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'With so many undercover agents vying for attention, the choice can seem daunting – but Cecily Sawyer: How to Be a Spy, a delightful new adventure by Iona Rangeley, shows the detective formula working at its best … Rangeley is a witty, beguiling writer – and what follows is a neatly plotted adventure, in which each clue forms part of a puzzle which the reader can piece together as the narrative rips along.' – The Telegraph
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'Whip smart, absolutely hilarious and full of charm.' – Laura Noakes, author of Cosima Unfortunate Steals a Star
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'A fabulous book' – Zohra Nabi, author of The Kingdom over the Sea
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'A charming and elegant corrective to the notion that 10 year-old girls and mice have no role to play in espionage.' – Luke Jennings, author of Killing Eve
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'I firmly recommend this book. A very good start for those who want to join the profession or who just want a good read.' – Sir John Scarlett, former Chief of MI6 (really)
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Praise for EINSTEIN THE PENGUIN:
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‘Funny, intriguing and utterly heart-warming … Wonderful’ Booktrust
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‘A delight’ Sunday Times
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Details
- Author
- Iona Rangeley
- Narrator
- Cassandra Harwood
- Duration
- 3 hours 49 minutes
- Release Date
- 19 June 2025
- ISBN
- 9780008644475
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
Synopsis
A thrilling, mysterious and very, very funny new adventure from the award-winning author of EINSTEIN THE PENGUIN. Cecily Sawyer has spent the evening in the attic, training her pet mouse, Mrs Maple Syrup – an unusually intelligent mouse, in Cecily’s opinion – when her parents disappear. Luckily, Cecily is more than ready to investigate such a thing. She has wanted to be a spy her whole life, and has all the spy handbooks, manuals and code-cracking kits a girl could need. But soon, Cecily discovers several very strange things in her city. She’s not the only spy out there – far from it, in fact. And Mrs Maple Syrup is not the only unusually intelligent mouse…
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