Confessions of a Junior Spy

Raised in a sanctuary hotel for spies, the daughter of one of its top agents is determined to follow in her mother’s footsteps and use her hard-won spy skills to help others in Confessions of a Junior Spy, a fun, fast-paced, middle grade series opener by Rosaria Munda.

Bea dreams of becoming a spy like her mom. Growing up in the Pangean Hotel, a secret sanctuary for spies, she spends her time studying self-defense, languages, codebreaking, and field medicine, preparing for the day when she can follow in her mother’s footsteps. But her mom has a different plan for Bea: She wants Bea to attend boarding school like one of the normal folk. Bea can’t think of a worse fate, the Life is all she’s ever known. But you do not say no to the Pangean League’s top spy.

While Bea is juggling test prep and applications with desperate plans to avoid going to normal school at all costs, a new girl moves into the hotel with her family. Chantal’s family is clearly on the run, and Bea and her best friend Tommy are certain they can use their skills and knowledge to help her.... If boarding school doesn’t get in the way first.

Rosaria Munda grew up with an American mom in North Carolina but made frequent visits to her dad’s family across Italy, Belgium, and France. Though she’s never been a spy, she’s worked both as a hotel cleaner and a boarding school admissions officer. She is the author of the Aurelian Cycle, a young adult trilogy described by Booklist as ＂one of fantasy’s best series.＂ After years living of in Rhode Island, she and her family have moved to Gainesville, FL.