Mac Undercover
Book description
From the esteemed New York Times bestselling and multi-award-winning
author Mac Barnett comes a thrilling, hilarious fully-illustrated
new spy adventure series!
Before Mac Barnett was an author, he was a kid. And while he was
a kid, he was a spy. Not just any spy. But a spy...for
the Queen…
Why read it?
1 author picked Mac Undercover as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
These are a perfect series of stories for kids transitioning from picture to chapter books. The setting is ‘realistic’ (London and the US) and the characters involve Mac B (Kid Spy) and the Queen of England, among others. That doesn’t sound like a realistic premise but it absolutely works. The first-person narrator is the author reimagining his spy childhood in the 80s. ‘Before Mac Barnett was an author, he was a kid. And while he was a kid, he was a spy.’ The illustrations are perhaps more plentiful, which would make reading by themselves easier – although, again, I read…
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