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Where There Be Spies

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Where There Be Spies by Alby C. Williams follows Glory Brown as she embarks on her journey to become a junior spherinaut at the Parliamentarium. Will she turn out to be an owl, a bee, a fox, or a magpie, like her mama? She's been waiting... Read More
Format: Hardback
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Monsters, magic, and mischief abound once more in the spellbinding sequel to Where There Be Monsters, perfect for fans of The Marvellers and Amari and the Night Brothers.

Monsters, magic, and mischief abound once more in the spellbinding sequel to Where There Be Monsters, perfect for fans of The Marvellers and Amari and the Night Brothers.

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Where There Be Spies by Alby C. Williams follows Glory Brown as she embarks on her journey to become a junior spherinaut at the Parliamentarium. Will she turn out to be an owl, a bee, a fox, or a magpie, like her mama? She's been waiting a lifetime for this adventure... and yet all she wants to do is make her family proud and try not to be homesick for the Seam and all its charm.

As Glory struggles to find her place as the new kidβ€”one with a lot of questions and a soft spot for monstersβ€”she's also coping with the after-effects of Paxton's treachery, such as the curse that still plagues her. In fact, the worlds of the Outersphere are all in the process of recoveringβ€”and Glory suspects they haven't seen the last of Paxton, either.

When top secret spherinautical charts go missing, parcels are tampered with, and the pocket-orreries go haywire, the Parliamentarium of Junior Spherinauts plunges into chaos. Now, Glory, Marcus, and their new friends must work together to figure out who the thief is and if they have what it takes to save the worlds again.

Series: The Outersphere Series

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781250866356

Publisher: Roaring Brook Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 22 June 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: Roaring Brook Press

Illustration: 13 black-and-white illustrations; 1/c map on ends

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 135.0mm

Height: 208.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 304

About the Author

Alby C. Williams hails from the land of snow and salt potatoes. They are a storyteller, poet, and artist of dubious skill but endless enthusiasm. If you catch them in their spare time, you might mistake them for a cat based on the amount of yarn in their immediate vicinity, but don't be fooled -- they're actually several pigeons in a trench coat. Their middle-grade debut is Where there Be Monsters, book 1 in the Outersphere series. albycwilliams.com

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