Spy Books for Teens
Contemporary Fiction
Wolf mark
by Joseph Bruchac

When Lucas King's covert-ops father is kidnapped and his best friend Meena is put in danger, Luke's only chance to save them--a skin that will let him walk as a wolf--is hidden away in an abandoned mansion guarded by monsters
I'd tell you I love you, but then I'd have to kill you
by Ally Carter

Cammie Morgan, who attends the spy school The Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women, can speak fourteen different languages, hack CIA computer codes, and kill a man seven different ways, but she is ill-prepared when she falls in love with an ordinary boy who thinks she's an ordinary girl. Also available as CDBK and eBook.
Tempest
by Julie Cross

After his girlfriend is killed, Jackson uses his abilities to travel back in time, where he falls in love with her again, learns that his father is a spy, and discovers powerful enemies of time who will stop at nothing to recruit him. Also available as CDBK and eAudiobook.
The death by bikini mysteries
by Linda C. Gerber

A single-volume compilation includes Death by Bikini, Death by Latte and Death by Denim and follows the teen relationship between Aphra and Seth, who are enmeshed in an international conspiracy by the murder of a bikini-clad girl. Original.
The lab
by Jack Heath

When Agent Six, a member of The Deck, a group fighting against their corrupt society, discovers that he is the product of an illegal experiment by the evil Lab, he takes dangerous steps to discover the truth about himself
Sure fire
by Jack Higgins

Resentful of having to go and live with their estranged father after the death of their mother, fifteen-year-old twins, Rich and Jade, soon find they have more complicated problems when their father is kidnapped and their attempts to rescue him involve them in a dangerous international plot to control the world's oil. Reprint.
Stormbreaker : an Alex Rider adventure
by Anthony Horowitz

After the death of the uncle who had been his guardian, fourteen-year-old Alex Rider is coerced to continue his uncle's dangerous work for Britain's intelligence agency, MI6
R.O.D., Read or die : Dear Deadly Diary Vol. 4
by Hideyuki Kurata

When the underground library rises from the earth, hungry for knowledge and students, Yomiko is the only hope to save B class, but in order for her to save the students, Yomiko must overcome her own tragic past--or someone else will have to face the demon!
Traitor
by Andy McNab

Determined to become a soldier, but unable to get into Officer's Training School because of family history, Danny Watts must find his grandfather, Fergus Watts, an army hero and notorious traitor, and soon discovers that a dark enemy is fast on his trail who also has a bone to pick with Fergus. Reprint.
The Ring of Five
by Eoin McNamee

Kidnapped on his way to boarding school, Danny Caulfield, who has one blue eye and one brown eye, ends up at an academy of spies, where he is to be trained in espionage in an effort to keep the Upper and Lower worlds from colliding
Fire will fall
by Carol Plum-Ucci

After they are moved to a mansion in the South Jersey Pine Barrens, four teenagers struggle with health issues, personal demons, and supernatural events, as operatives try to track down the terrorist cell that poisoned them
As I wake
by Elizabeth Scott

When 17-year-old Ava awakens with amnesia, then is welcomed home from the hospital, she can't seem to shake the feeling that something is wrong with her life, her mother and her friends, but when the mysterious Morgan appears, her flashbacks of life as a spy for a shady government agency begin to make sense.
Independence Hall
by Roland Smith

In this gripping thriller, teenagers Q (Quest) and Angela go on tour with married rockers Blaze and Roger and, while in Philadelphia, become submerged in a world of danger when they discover the identity of Angela's real mother, who is a former Secret Service agent. Original.
Fight game
by K. Wild

When he gets in trouble with the police, Freedom Smith, a rogue Gypsy boy, agrees to go undercover to expose a high-tech fight club that uses street children in drug-manipulated death-matches. Reprint.
STORM : the ghost machine
by E. L. Young

Cyborg sharks, quantum computers, a Venetian castle, and more are brought together as Will, Andrew, and Gaia discover that Ghost, a dangerous thief whose been doing burglaries all over town, is now part of an even more sinister plot. 40,000 first printing.
Historical Fiction
Chains : Seeds of America
by Laurie Halse Anderson

When her owner dies at the start of the Revolution, a greedy nephew keeps Isabel and her younger sister enslaved and sells them to Loyalists in New York, where Isabel is offered the chance to spy for the Patriots
Sophia's war : a tale of the Revolution
by Avi

In 1776, after witnessing the execution of Nathan Hale in New York City, which was newly occupied by the British army, young Sophia Calderwood resolves to do all she can to help the American cause, including becoming a spy.
Wrapped
by Jennifer Bradbury

Seventeen-year-old Agnes Wilkins is about to make her debut into 1815 London society at a lavish party, where she meets Lord Showalter, a wealthy and eligible man who collects Egyptian antiquities and who is hiding a dangerous secret. Also available as CDBK.
Etiquette & espionage
by Gail Carriger

In an alternate England of 1851, fourteen-year-old Sophronia is enrolled in a finishing school where she is suprised to learn not only the fine arts of dance, dress, and etiquette, but also diversion, deceit, and espionage. Also available as eAudiobook.
Rise of the ninja
by Simon Higgins

Moonshadow is the newest agent for a secret brotherhood of ninja spy warriors called the Grey Light Order, and it is his task to foil the plot of an evil warlord intent on driving Japan into a destructive civil war
City of spies
by Susan Kim

When Evelyn, an artist, and her new friend Tony accidentally uncover a genuine mystery, it soon looks like Evelyn might end up in the kind of adventure she writes about in her comics. Original.
The ancient ocean blues
by Jack Mitchell

Given a dangerous mission by his cousin, Marcus Oppius Sabinus risks a shipwreck, enslavement, a pirate attack, and love to spy on and undermine Cicero's supporters so that Julius Caesar can continue his power grab. Original.
A soldier's secret : the incredible true story of Sarah Edmonds, a Civil War hero
by Marissa Moss

Nineteen-year-old Sarah masquerades as a man during the Civil War, serving as a nurse on the battlefield and a spy for the Union Army, escaping from the Confederates, and falling in love with one of her fellow soldiers
Spy!
by Anna Myers

With the spirit of the American Revolution in the air, Jonah struggles with respecting the beliefs of his Loyalist father or standing with his Patriot neighbors, but when his actions play a part in Nathan Hale's execution, Jonah realizes that he must make amends by remaining true to what he really believes.
Tamar
by Mal Peet

After her grandfather commits suicide, Tamar inherits a box with a series of clues and coded messages, which leads her to another Tamar, a World War II British spy--a man involved in the terrifying world of resistance fighters in Nazi-occupied Holland some fifty years before. Also available as CDBK.
Shadow on the mountain
by Margi Preus

Swept up by the Norwegian Resistance when Nazi German troops invade his home, 14-year-old Espen performs illicit courier services before becoming a Gestapo-dodging spy throughout five years during which he loses friends, falls in love and plots a daring escape to Sweden. By the Newbery Honor-winning author of Heart of a Samurai.
The hunchback assignments
by Arthur G. Slade

In Victorian London, fourteen-year-old Modo, a shape-changing hunchback, becomes a secret agent for the Permanent Association, which strives to protect the world from the evil machinations of the Clockwork Guild. CDBK Slade.
Code Name Verity
by Elizabeth Wein

Historical Spy Thriller. After crash-landing in France in 1943 and being captured by Nazis, a female wireless operator for the British (who goes by Queenie, Eva, Verity, and various other aliases) reveals bits of code in exchange for reprieve from torture...and to postpone her execution. Woven into Verity's confession is a powerful, gritty tale of war, friendship, espionage, and great courage -- one that reviewers describe as "gut-wrenching" (Booklist), "downright sizzling" (Horn Book), "heartbreaking" (VOYA), and "unforgettable" (Kirkus Reviews). Also available as CDBK Wein.
Nonfiction
Spies of Mississippi : the true story of the spy network that tried to destroy the civil rights movement
by Rick Bowers

Utilizing primary source materials, the writings and oral histories of Mississippi civil rights leaders and interviews with surviving activists, the author brings to light the secret efforts of spies who tried to block the voting rights of African-Americans during the Civil Rights era. Also available as CDBK.
Spies : the undercover world of secrets, gadgets and lies
by David Owen

Offers a behind-the-scenes look at the world of international espionage through a review of famous spies, espionage cases, spying techniques, and more, enhanced with informative sidebars and case studies. Simultaneous.
Mysterious messages : a history of codes and ciphers
by Gary L. Blackwood

Provides an overview of various types of codes that were used throughout history to send secret messages, including those used by Spartan warriors and Elizabeth I, along with an examination of how the Enigma Machine worked and a review of spy books from the Civil War.
George Washington, spymaster : how the Americans outspied the British and won the Revolutionary War
by Thomas B. Allen

A biography of Revolutionary War general and first President of the United States, George Washington, focuses on his use of spies to gather intelligence that helped the colonies win the war. Reprint.