When Georges moves into a Brooklyn apartment building, he meets Safer, a twelve-year-old coffee-drinking loner and self-appointed spy. Georges becomes Safer’s first spy club recruit. His assignment? Tracking the mysterious Mr X, who lives in the apartment upstairs. But as Safer becomes more demanding, Georges starts to wonder: how far is too far to go for your only friend? Rebecca Stead's characters are delightfully engaging, and she has woven intricate ideas into a beautiful story. Liar & Spy is an inspired, often-funny novel for middle grade kids about friendship, fears, bullying and how to deal with your worries. It will keep readers guessing until the very end.
《窗后的少年》内容简介：男孩乔治的七年级过得不怎么好：好朋友不理他，在学校被人欺负，爸爸失业，全家搬到了狭窄的旧公寓。一张陈旧的侦探俱乐部告示，让他认识了跟他差不多大的男孩塞弗。这个常常站在窗边往外看的男孩，为乔治推开了通向另一个世界的窗户，在塞弗家窗后讨论侦探线索成了乔治最开心的时光。然而，乔治渐渐发现新朋友有一些古怪。
By Rebecca Stead, Simplified Chinese characters, Paperback, 218 pages, 7.90"x5.5"
