The spy catchers of Maple Hill

By Megan Frazer Blakemore

Subjects: Vermont, fiction, Spies, Mystery and detective stories, Spies, fiction, JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / United States / 20th Century, Cold War, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Friendship, New York Times reviewed, Fiction, Children's fiction, City and town life, History, Spy stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Mysteries & Detective Stories, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Family / Multigenerational, Friendship, United states, history, 20th century, fiction, Cities and towns, fiction, Detective and mystery stories

Description: Hazel Kaplansky and new student Samuel Butler investigate rumors that a Russian spy has infiltrated their small Vermont town, amidst the fervor of Cold War era McCarthyism, but more is revealed than they could ever have imagined. Hazel Kaplansky and Samuel Butler investigate rumors that a Russian spy has infiltrated their Vermont town, amid the fervor of Cold War-era McCarthyism. What they find reveals more about themselves and the people of their town than they could ever know.