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Forbidden City

Forbidden City

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  • Create Date：2023-03-03 06:52:56
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：James Ponti
  • ISBN：1534479228
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Summary

In this third “thrilling” （Kirkus Reviews） installment in the New York Times bestselling series from Edgar Award winner James Ponti， the young group of spies help a fellow agent in another international adventure perfect for fans of Spy School and Mrs。 Smith’s Spy School for Girls。

After taking down a mole within their organization， the City Spies are ready for their next mission—once again using their unique skills and ability to infiltrate places adults can’t。 The sinister Umbra has their sights set on recruiting a North Korean nuclear physicist by any means necessary， and the City Spies plan to keep an eye on his son by sending Paris to the chess prodigy’s tournaments in Moscow and Beijing。

Meanwhile， Sydney’s embedded as a junior reporter for a teen lifestyle site as she follows the daughter of a British billionaire on tour with the biggest act on her father’s music label to uncover what links both the band and the billionaire have to a recent threat from an old Soviet missile base。

From a daring break-in at one of London’s most exclusive homes to a dangerous undercover mission to a desperate search and rescue operation on the streets of Beijing， the City Spies have their work cut out for them on their most dangerous mission yet。

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Reviews

Alexandra Walczy ，

This book was filled with adventure！ I loved it！

David Rough ，

3。5 stars。 For me， this third book in the City Spies series is not quite as interesting as the first two。 The unique powers of observation and perception possessed by the characters were not as sharply utilized in this novel and the interaction of the cast seemed a bit separated and disjointed。 The overall plot was a little blurry although the sub-plots were captivating。

Jenni ，

52 Book Club Challenge Prompt #7 A City or Country name in the title

Ruby ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book is so good！ It has murders and their is so much mystery。

Liz ，

Another great installment of the series！！！ Can't wait to read book 4！ Another great installment of the series！！！ Can't wait to read book 4！ 。。。more

Jerry Summers ，

Fun YA series。 Started at #3 but didn’t miss a beat。 I love the city names of the teen agents and use of Star Wars code names。 Great lines:I just don’t see what public speaking and mathematics have to do with each other。 I am more than happy to let my numbers speak for themselves。 Tactics are what you do when there’s something to do。 Strategy is what you do when there’s nothing to do。 KISS your way to charmfulness: Kindness， Interest， Sensitivity， Sincerity

Michael Roberts ，

Loved it。 Fast-paced with appealing character development。

Lady Susan ，

This was my favorite of the three that I have read。 Loved the chess talk。

Colt ，

Very good。

Naomi ，

Ahhh it's been so long since I've read a City Spies book， and I forgot how much I love this series。 This book， in particular， was really good。 I liked that a lot of it was from Paris's perspective， because I always thought he was an interesting character。 I also liked how there were multiple storylines。 Usually when that happens， there's one interesting one and one boring one， but I was really invested in both！ Probably because they were somewhat connected。 I think my favorite character in this Ahhh it's been so long since I've read a City Spies book， and I forgot how much I love this series。 This book， in particular， was really good。 I liked that a lot of it was from Paris's perspective， because I always thought he was an interesting character。 I also liked how there were multiple storylines。 Usually when that happens， there's one interesting one and one boring one， but I was really invested in both！ Probably because they were somewhat connected。 I think my favorite character in this series is Kat， because she reminds me a lot of me， lol。 Anyway， this book was amazing because the story kept me guessing and the kids are all amazing。 Like seriously there's not one bad character in this story。 And I am very excited to read City Spies 4， which comes out tomorrow！！ Overall， James Ponti has done an amazing job with this series。 So far， I have loved every page of it。 。。。more

Ashley Chabrecek ，

Loving City Spied and a lot of my students do too。 Excited for book 4 to release tomorrow。

Addison ，

This book is really more of a 3。5 stars。 I really enjoyed it， even though it was written for younger kids （10-12 years old maybe）。 The plot was good， but I preferred the first 2 books。 Also， it got confusing because they changed settings and perspectives quite frequently， which got confusing。 Over all a good book， and a quick and easy read

Stephanie P （Because My Mother Read） ，

Listened on audiobook which was very well done as always。New locations， new conflicts， but same great characters and overall premise！ Excellent middle grade adventure series。

Chandril ，

Nice！ Action was a bit low。。。 but okayish

Elliot ，

I loved this book！ It had an awesome plot and told a great story！ I really enjoyed reading this and would recommend it to a 5th or 6th grader！

Zora ，

my least favorite of his books。 I don't think boy readers will like it much， though Paris gets a great moment。 my least favorite of his books。 I don't think boy readers will like it much， though Paris gets a great moment。 。。。more

Jess ，

My 10 year old and I can't wait to read this one when it comes out。 Books 1 & 2 were excellent。 My 10 year old and I can't wait to read this one when it comes out。 Books 1 & 2 were excellent。 。。。more

Erin Heimall ，

Once again an amazing book from James Ponti！ I love this series so much！ I can’t wait for city of the dead book 4 to come out and see if Kat or Rio is the point of view。 This is such a good series so you should definitely read all the books！ City Spies is one of my favorite series！ If you haven’t definitely read these books！

ClaraZ ，

Actual rating: 4。5，I don’t know why but I felt like the third book had less sparkle than the ones before， the adventure， however， was EPICCCCCC。 And there were amazing scenes🤧✨。 All in all it’s a great book and I loved it！

Nadine ，

Seldom I’ll finish a MG series but this was worthwhile

Anita McDivitt Barrios ，

This book three in the City Spies series features the gang of city-re-named tween spies – Paris， Sydney， Rio， Kat （Katmandu） -- running a chess tournament con/operation to get a North Korean super-mind to defect to MI6 before Umbra kidnaps him。Except， nothing's ever that easy， and hey， this is chess， featuring minds trained in tactics， seeing plays within plays， many moves ahead of the game。Paris is the one posing as a chess player。 To get a message to the defector without his captors knowing， P This book three in the City Spies series features the gang of city-re-named tween spies – Paris， Sydney， Rio， Kat （Katmandu） -- running a chess tournament con/operation to get a North Korean super-mind to defect to MI6 before Umbra kidnaps him。Except， nothing's ever that easy， and hey， this is chess， featuring minds trained in tactics， seeing plays within plays， many moves ahead of the game。Paris is the one posing as a chess player。 To get a message to the defector without his captors knowing， Paris has to throw a game – maneuver his pieces to a point where they spell out a message for the defector's father to decipher。Meanwhile， Sydney is pretending to be a fashion reporter， joined at the hip with a tween star whose super-rich father may be working for Umbra and trying to steal away the chess wunderkind。 It's up to her to figure out what the connection is between the billionaire dad， a boy band and Umbra's plans to steal the chess player。Paris makes an admirable showing at the chess tournament， and his ploy -- the message – gets across， but Umbra and North Korea are already ahead of the spy kids and have plans of their own。It all comes together is a delicious ending。 This is a great read and perfect gift for the holiday season！ Enjoy。 Looking for more book suggestions for your 7th/8th grade classroom and students？ Visit my blog， The Fabric of Words， for more great middle grade book recommendations， free teaching materials and fiction writing tips: https://amb。mystrikingly。com/ 。。。more

Hudson White ，

I didn't find this to be the best book。 Felt that the story was too mysterious and didn't move forward fast enough， making this book boring and a slow read。 I am still giving it 3 stars because the plot is good and the characters in fun。 You should read this book if you like City Spies in order to keep up with the series， but not a stand alone read。 I didn't find this to be the best book。 Felt that the story was too mysterious and didn't move forward fast enough， making this book boring and a slow read。 I am still giving it 3 stars because the plot is good and the characters in fun。 You should read this book if you like City Spies in order to keep up with the series， but not a stand alone read。 。。。more

Catherine Smith ，

The operation is very fun and I Iiked that Brooklyn realizes she isn't the sun the team revolves around The operation is very fun and I Iiked that Brooklyn realizes she isn't the sun the team revolves around 。。。more

Eliana Lazzara ，

GIVE ME THE FOURTH ONE I’M IMPATIENT

Kathy ，

That was a fun and informative ride。 Enjoyed learning about Moscow， Berlin， and China， including bits about sections of the Great Wall I hadn't known。 That was a fun and informative ride。 Enjoyed learning about Moscow， Berlin， and China， including bits about sections of the Great Wall I hadn't known。 。。。more

Mary ，

Totally enjoyable and a relief after a nonfiction adult spy book。

Jennifer ，

This series gets better and better！ Absolutely loved it。

Andrea ，

Another great book from James Ponti we can't wait for book 4！ Another great book from James Ponti we can't wait for book 4！ 。。。more

Danielle Sturgeon ，

Another great read aloud。 We love these characters。

Tim ，

In het vorige boek was in aan het klagen dat Charlotte niet aanwezig was。 Dat wordt in dit boek verholpen， en aangezien zij een van mijn favorieten was in Boek 1 ben ik daar heel blij mee。 Nu niet dat ze echt al een centrale rol speelt， maar iets is beter dan niets。 Aan de andere kant: in De Verboden Stad wordt Brooklyn dan weer grotendeels aan de kant geschoven， en dat vond ik dan wel weer heel erg jammer， want van de hele groep is zij - naast Charlotte - wel mijn favoriet。 Alle andere personag In het vorige boek was in aan het klagen dat Charlotte niet aanwezig was。 Dat wordt in dit boek verholpen， en aangezien zij een van mijn favorieten was in Boek 1 ben ik daar heel blij mee。 Nu niet dat ze echt al een centrale rol speelt， maar iets is beter dan niets。 Aan de andere kant: in De Verboden Stad wordt Brooklyn dan weer grotendeels aan de kant geschoven， en dat vond ik dan wel weer heel erg jammer， want van de hele groep is zij - naast Charlotte - wel mijn favoriet。 Alle andere personages mogen er natuurlijk ook nog steeds zijn。 Behalve Tabitha， iets in haar karakter zorgde ervoor dat ik haar een beetje irritant vond， soms。Het is wel een beetje stom dat die rode draad van de familie van Moeder volledig wegvalt。 Ik had er niet eens meer bij stilgestaan of eraan gedacht tot Clementine en compagnie zo ergens op driekwart vermeld worden， maar wel zonder dat dat er verder toe doet。 In dat soort gevallen vraag ik me altijd af waarom auteurs hun doorlopende plots toch zo vreemd verspreiden over een reeks。Het verhaal zelf zit sterk in elkaar， het was eigenlijk zelf danig ingewikkeld， ik moest er op den duur goed m'n gedachten bij houden。 Schaak is blijkbaar ook steeds meer in geworden - The Queen's Gambit heeft ook buiten Netflix precies het een en het ander teweeggebracht。 Ik snap van dat hele spel geen bal， maar tof is het altijd wel。Een deel van het boek heeft te maken met een boyband die op wereldtournee gaat。 Over het algemeen ben ik wel tevreden met de vertalingen van Mariella Manfré， maar wat ik hier een beetje bizar vond， is dat de naam van hun tournee （en er wordt er nog een andere genoemd ook） naar het Nederlands vertaald wordt。 Goed， oké， ik begrijp dat het een kinderboek is en dat je dus kindvriendelijk moet zijn， maar A） het zou me sterk verwonderen als kinderen van negen à tien jaar nog niet weten dat 'Worldwide' Engels is voor 'Wereldwijd'， en B） het is gewoon niet logisch dat een Britse groep als KB5 een Nederlandse naam aan hun tour geeft。 Dat doet alleen K3。 Dus daar keek ik toch wel enigszins kritisch naar。 Verder zaten er gelukkig geen dingen in waar mijn haren van overeind gingen staan。 Een paar keer kwam er iets tamelijk Hollands langs， maar in bepaalde contexten kan ik uitspraken als 'Lekker dan' ook wel appreciëren， daar heeft het iets komisch。 En verder was alles wel goed vertaald， de woordgrappen ook， de namen van alle buitenlandse dingen enzovoorts。Dat vond ik ook erg tof aan dit boek: Ponti geeft een hoop uitleg over de landen waar hij je mee naartoe sleurt。 Er komt een hoop Russische en een beetje Chinese vocabulaire aan bod， er zit een heleboel culturele uitleg in - dat van die ondergrondse tunnels en gesloten steden was echt enorm interessant - en het draagt ook bij tot de geloofwaardigheid van het verhaal。7，8/10 。。。more

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