Catch You Later, Traitor

Thank you to the publisher and to Netgalley for an opportunity to read an advance copy of Catch You Later, Traitor. This book is aimed at teenage readers. I am not usually a reader of teen fiction, but I have a particular interest in certain aspects of 20th century history, including McCarthyism. An......more

"Catch You Later, Traitor" which I won through Goodreads/First Reads is an absorbing fast-paced, historically-based mystery that begins in Brooklyn, New York in 1951 at PS 10 when twelve-year-old Pete Collison's teacher Ricky Donavan starts mistreating him in class after spreading a rumor that his p......more

The year is 1951 and there’s a war going on across the country and baseball is the talk of the town. For twelve-year old Pete, his life consists of school, reading detective novels, hanging out with his best friend Kat, and talking Dodger baseball. His life is interrupted when communism, Reds and so......more

What a wonderfully, sneaky way to teach history! 'Catch You Later, Traitor' by Avi follows young Pete Collison whose father has been accused of being a Communist during the McCarthy era. The book is geared towards young readers and early teens. Avi has adeptly captured life during the early 1950's a......more

It's 1951 and for 12 year-old Pete Collison life is all about the Brooklyn Dodgers, Sam Spade mystery stories, and his best friend Kat A/K/A Katherine Boyer. He could completely live without his older brother Bobby, who thinks only about rockest and getting into an elite science camp run by am aeron......more