Forbidden City, James Ponti
Forbidden City, James Ponti
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Forbidden City

Author: James Ponti

Series: City Spies

Narrator: Lisa Flanagan

Unabridged: 7 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/01/2022


Synopsis

In this third “thrilling” (Kirkus Reviews) installment in the New York Times bestselling series from Edgar Award winner James Ponti, the young group of spies help a fellow agent in another international adventure perfect for fans of Spy School and Mrs. Smith’s Spy School for Girls.

After taking down a mole within their organization, the City Spies are ready for their next mission—once again using their unique skills and ability to infiltrate places adults can’t. The sinister Umbra has their sights set on recruiting a North Korean nuclear physicist by any means necessary, and the City Spies plan to keep an eye on his son by sending Paris to the chess prodigy’s tournaments in Moscow and Beijing.

Meanwhile, Sydney’s embedded as a junior reporter for a teen lifestyle site as she follows the daughter of a British billionaire on tour with the biggest act on her father’s music label to uncover what links both the band and the billionaire have to a recent threat from an old Soviet missile base.

From a daring break-in at one of London’s most exclusive homes to a dangerous undercover mission to a desperate search and rescue operation on the streets of Beijing, the City Spies have their work cut out for them on their most dangerous mission yet.

About James Ponti

James Ponti is the New York Times bestselling author of four middle grade book series: The Sherlock Society following a group of young detectives; City Spies, about an unlikely squad of five kids from around the world who form an elite MI6 Spy Team; the Edgar Award–winning Framed! series, about a pair of tweens who solve mysteries in Washington, DC; and the Dead City trilogy, about a secret society that polices the undead living beneath Manhattan. His books have appeared on more than fifteen different state award lists, and he is the founder of a writers group known as the Renegades of Middle Grade. James is also an Emmy–nominated television writer and producer who has worked for many networks including Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, PBS, History, and Spike TV, as well as NBC Sports. He lives with his family in Orlando, Florida. Find out more at JamesPonti.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Darla on January 24, 2022

Pack your bags! The City Spies are on the job in London, Moscow, and Beijing in this third installment. There are some fantastic elements included this time around. There is a Simon Cowell-like British man and the boy band that he discovered/produces in the mix. Sydney gets the chance to travel with......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on March 06, 2022

As with the first two books there was a lot of humor. Great characters. Suspense. Great fun! Great characters that have some complexity. Great relationships. Yes, the spy kids (and adults) force the reader to suspend disbelief but somehow it all works for me. Learning a bit about other countries/pla......more

Goodreads review by Jasmine on January 25, 2024

Fantastic audiobook! I love following these smart spy kids and their adventures! In this installment, Brooklyn is upset because she's being left out on adventurous missions. But one team member sure knows how to make her feel better. The story started with an adventure. Hiding in plain sight, pretend......more

Goodreads review by ₊˚ ⁀➴ Kenzie on July 30, 2024

~ “. . . questions are what enlighten us.” ~ — Paris ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Favorite Characters: ▶ Sydney 💥 • Australian, good with explosives, loves the ocean ▶ Kat 🧮 • Nepali, great with math and patterns, loves the number 73,939,133 ▶ Paris ♟️ • Rwandan, chess master, loves soccer Favorite Part/s: ☆ KB5 ban......more

Goodreads review by Mark on February 27, 2022

While on a recent mission, Paris discovered some bonus intel, and that turns out to be a valuable find. It leads MI6 to believe that the evil organization Umbra is going to kidnap one of North Korea’s nuclear scientists. If MI6 wants to get him to defect first, they need to find a way to approach hi......more