Cyber Spies and Secret Agents of Modern Times

by Allison Lassieur

Overview

Explores the lives and daring deeds of spies of modern day using photos, original sources, maps, timelines, and little known facts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780756554989
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2017
Series:	Spies! Series
Pages:	64
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.38(d)
Lexile:	1020L (what's this?)
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

Allison Lassieur has never had pop-star dreams, but she once sang in a choir that went on a multi-state tour on the way to Walt Disney World. Today she’s an award-winning author of more than 150 history and non-fiction books about everything from Ancient Rome to the International Space Station. Her books have received several Kirkus starred reviews and Booklist recommendations, and her historical novel Journey to a Promised Land was awarded the 2020 Kansas Library Association Notable Book Award, and Library of Congress Great Reads Book selection. Allison lives in upstate New York with her husband, daughter, a scruffy, loveable mutt named Jingle Jack, and more books than she can count.

Table of Contents

Game changer : how September 11 changed the spy world — Fake citizens, fake lives : hiding in plain sight — World threat : cyber spying — Clandestine recruiting : looking for a few good spies — Spying in the 21st century and beyond.

Interviews

Thrilling, in-depth looks at the biographies of the most daring and intriguing spies through the 20th century and beyond. Using full-color photos of real documents and tools, adding maps, timelines, and little-known facts, these books are packed with information in an accessible and exciting format for even picky readers.

Editorial Reviews

The insights into spies’ motivations and the mechanics behind their craft make for exciting, interesting reads. Photographs and sidebars provide additional nuggets of information.

Nonfiction Notes from the Horn Book

Sidebars in the narrative address readers who may be considering spy work as a career and offer trivia about clandestine operations. Lassieur also covers expected topics, such as spy gadgets, unexplained events in the intelligence community, the future of espionage, and the lives of real high-profile spies. A set of critical-thinking questions in the end matter connect the book’s content to the CCSS. A quality, high-interest resource for those considering spy work or for casual browsers.

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