Arms races, all of them, going nowhere." Ages 12 up. Roaring Brook, 17.99 (352p) ISBN 978-1-59643-892-7 In this smart and fresh supernatural take on the spy novel, it’s 1963, and the Soviet Union and United. As one character puts it: "Space, weapons, psychics. 439 followers Author of 45 books including Sekret Follow author Lindsay is the author of multiple novels for young adults, including Sekret and A Darkly Beating Heart, as well as the comic series Black Swan. Debut novelist Smith's background in foreign affairs and Russian culture shines through in the historical context of her story and the political savvy of her characters and plot. Though Yulia yearns for escape and reunite with her family, she also learns valuable skills from the KGB's psychic guardians, including how to shield her mind from other psychics through music. She is quickly swept into a world of Soviet spies, imprisoned in a house with other similarly gifted young men and women, all conscripted to unearth top-secret information from the Americans. Yulia Andreevna Chernina, 17, has the unfortunate luck of getting scooped up by the psychic branch of the KGB for her ability to "read" the past when she touches an object. In this smart and fresh supernatural take on the spy novel, it's 1963, and the Soviet Union and United States are deep into the Cold War, with spycraft a necessary trade on both sides.
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