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Random House Inc
18 April 2022
Men in Black meets middle school! A school project takes an alien turn when three kids uncover a secret society whose aim is to keep sneaks--mischievous interdimensional sprites--from slipping into our universe!

When Ben Harp sees his teacher's watch crawling across the hallway, he thinks he must be dreaming.

But

no,

he's

just

seen

his

first

Sneak-an

interdimensional mischief-maker that can borrow the form of any ordinary object.

He

figured

this

school

year

would

be

bad-his

best

friend moved away, the class bully is circling, and he's stuck doing a group project with two similarly friendless girls, Charlotte and Akemi. Still, he wasn't expecting aliens!

And

he

certainly

wasn't

expecting

that

the

woman

he

and Charlotte and Akemi are assigned to interview for their ""living local

history""

project

would

be

a

Sneak

expert.

Or

that

she'd foist an old book on them to keep safe . . . and then disappear.

Now

Ben,

Charlotte,

and

Akemi

are

trying

to

understand

a book that seems to contain a coded map while being pursued by

violent

clothes

hangers,

fire-spitting

squirrels,

and

more. The

Sneaks want that

book!

And

they

want

something

else, too-

to

pull

a

vastly

more

dangerous

creature

into

the

world with them.

Can three misfit kids decode the book in time to stop an alien takeover?

And

if

they

do,

will

they

get

extra

credit

on

their group project?
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Imprint:   Random House Inc
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 210mm,  Width: 139mm,  Spine: 21mm
Weight:   469g
ISBN:   9780593306406
ISBN 10:   0593306406
Pages:   336
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 8 to 12 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  English as a second language
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

CATHERINE EGAN grew up in Vancouver, Canada. Since then, she has lived on a volcanic island in Japan (which erupted while she was there and sent her hurtling straight into the arms of her now husband), in Tokyo, Kyoto, and Beijing, on an oil rig in the middle of Bohai Bay, in New Jersey, and now in New Haven, Connecticut. She's written several books for teens, including the Witch's Child trilogy- Julia Vanishes, Julia Defiant, and Julia Unbound. Sneaks is her middle-grade debut. You can read more about her at catherineegan.com and follow her on Twitter at @ByCatherineEgan.

Reviews for Sneaks

""An action-packed adventure that focuses on friendship and teamwork."" —Kirkus Reviews ""The action comes early and doesn’t let up. A thrilling, speedy adventure where the positive ending is assured but the path there is not so easily predicted."" —Bulletin ""[A] friendship-focused puzzle novel. Combining the whimsically written Sneaks with an underlying threat of invasion, Egan places a strong emphasis on camaraderie and forgiveness as the protagonists learn to trust and support one another.""—Publishers Weekly


  • Short-listed for Arlene Barlin Award for Science Fiction and Fantasy 2023

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