Golden Gate, James Ponti
Golden Gate, James Ponti
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Golden Gate

Author: James Ponti

Series: City Spies

Narrator: Lisa Flanagan

Unabridged: 7 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/09/2021


Synopsis

In this second installment in the New York Times bestselling series from Edgar Award winner James Ponti, the young group of spies returns for another international adventure perfect for fans of Spy School and Mrs. Smith’s Spy School for Girls.

After thwarting a notorious villain at an eco-summit in Paris, the City Spies are gearing up for their next mission. Operating out of a base in Scotland, this secret team of young agents working for the British Secret Intelligence Service’s MI6 division have honed their unique skills, such as sleight of hand, breaking and entering, observation, and explosives. All of these allow them to go places in the world of espionage where adults can’t.

Fourteen-year-old Sydney is a surfer and a rebel from Bondi Beach, Australia. She’s also a field ops specialist for the City Spies. Sydney is excited to learn that she’ll be going undercover on the marine research vessel the Sylvia Earle. But things don’t go exactly as planned, and while Sydney does find herself in the spotlight, it’s not in the way she was hoping.

Meanwhile, there’s been some new intel regarding a potential mole within the organization, offering the spies a lead that takes them to San Francisco, California. But as they investigate a spy who died at the Botanical Gardens, they discover that they are also being investigated. And soon, they’re caught up in an exciting adventure filled with rogue missions and double agents!

This mission is hot! The City Spies are a go!

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 February 26, 2021

This operation is hot. We are a go. The City Spies are back and deeply immersed in a new mission called 'Golden Gate.' I found this second in the series to be even more enjoyable than the first. Going in I was a bit worried about remembering the five kid spies and their reasons for joining the team.......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on January 09, 2022

I greatly enjoyed being with these characters again! I thought from the title and some of the early part of the story that most of the events would take place in San Francisco. Most of the book’s story takes place in the UK though, in Scotland and in England and some on a ship off remote Scotland. The......more

Goodreads review by Jasmine on January 21, 2024

Excellent story! Many adventures! Good humor yet the story managed to make me teary eyed at some points like the first book did. I enjoyed the smart kids and teamwork as well as strategies and planning. I like getting to know more about the different characters. This story started with an adventure a......more

Goodreads review by ₊˚ ⁀➴ Kenzie on July 07, 2024

I thought the second book was better than the first, since the plot and characters were more developed. My favorite part was when they stole R. F. Stroud’s bird books from the Bodleian library, and I liked that the main character of this book was Sydney. The ending was also well-done, with them catc......more

Goodreads review by Kate on February 28, 2024

A very satisfying mystery and a great follow-up to the first one. 🤍 I especially enjoyed Sydney's turn as the MC. And the ending was so sweet!......more


Quotes

"[Lisa Flanagan] keeps the action moving in this fast-paced spy adventure perfect for fans and those new to the series."