Golden Gate
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- Author：James Ponti
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Summary
After thwarting a notorious villain at an eco-summit in Paris， the City Spies are gearing up for their next mission。 Operating out of a base in Scotland， this secret team of young agents working for the British Secret Intelligence Service’s MI6 division have honed their unique skills， such as sleight of hand， breaking and entering， observation， and explosives。 All of these allow them to go places in the world of espionage where adults can’t。
Fourteen-year-old Sydney is a surfer and a rebel from Bondi Beach， Australia。 She’s also a field ops specialist for the City Spies。 Sydney is excited to learn that she’ll be going undercover on the marine research vessel the Sylvia Earle。 But things don’t go exactly as planned， and while Sydney does find herself in the spotlight， it’s not in the way she was hoping。
Meanwhile， there’s been some new intel regarding a potential mole within the organization， offering the spies a lead that takes them to San Francisco， California。 But as they investigate a spy who died at the Botanical Gardens， they discover that they are also being investigated。 And soon， they’re caught up in an adventure filled with rogue missions and double agents！
Fourteen-year-old Sydney is a surfer and a rebel from Bondi Beach， Australia。 She’s also a field ops specialist for the City Spies。 Sydney is excited to learn that she’ll be going undercover on the marine research vessel the Sylvia Earle。 But things don’t go exactly as planned， and while Sydney does find herself in the spotlight， it’s not in the way she was hoping。
Meanwhile， there’s been some new intel regarding a potential mole within the organization， offering the spies a lead that takes them to San Francisco， California。 But as they investigate a spy who died at the Botanical Gardens， they discover that they are also being investigated。 And soon， they’re caught up in an adventure filled with rogue missions and double agents！
Reviews
Lonna Pierce
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This second book in the City Spies series does not disappoint。 Sydney and Brooklyn （Pseudonyms for their home cities。） are on a secret mission to protect a royal and a Parliamentary politician's daughter on the ship Sylvia Earle while on a cruise promoting science careers for girls in the North Sea， when they were hijacked。 As always， Ponti uses keen technical details， riveting suspense， and wry humor to solve the mysteries。 Adult spy/guardians and MI6 operatives "Mother" and Monty welcomed the This second book in the City Spies series does not disappoint。 Sydney and Brooklyn （Pseudonyms for their home cities。） are on a secret mission to protect a royal and a Parliamentary politician's daughter on the ship Sylvia Earle while on a cruise promoting science careers for girls in the North Sea， when they were hijacked。 As always， Ponti uses keen technical details， riveting suspense， and wry humor to solve the mysteries。 Adult spy/guardians and MI6 operatives "Mother" and Monty welcomed the teenage spies back to the FARM， （Foundation for Atmospheric Research and Monitoring） their clandestine lair & hi-tech hideout in Scotland， along with fellow City Spies 13-15， Paris， Rio， and Kat。 Like the Bletchley Park cryptographers， these kids can crack the hardest puzzles and are well-trained MI6 spies themselves， if unknown to all but a few at Vauxhall Cross。 The next mission challenges the five intrepid teens to solve the murder of a retired MI6 spy and ornithologist， uncover a dangerous double agent， and try to locate Mother's two children， whom he hadn't seen in five years。 The denouement speeds like a runaway train toward a breathless conclusion and an unexpected family surprise。 This is a superb middle grade series！ 。。。more
Cagajo
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This author is very well written
Juanita Hazelton
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Well written suspenseGood mystery for middle school kids。 Looking forward to others in this series。 Exceptional kids solving international crimes for British secret service。
Thompson McLeod
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AMAZING！Another blockbuster by James Ponti！ The City Spies series is my favorite tween/teen reads in a long time。 Perfection！ Book two is BETTER than book one which is an uncommon feat for most authors， but not a pro like Ponti。 He pulls out all the stops: a young team of teens brought together by an agent they call Mother train in a castle in Scotland。 They learn all kinds of great things and use competition to hone their skills in cryptology， bomb building， lock picking， escaping a dangerous s AMAZING！Another blockbuster by James Ponti！ The City Spies series is my favorite tween/teen reads in a long time。 Perfection！ Book two is BETTER than book one which is an uncommon feat for most authors， but not a pro like Ponti。 He pulls out all the stops: a young team of teens brought together by an agent they call Mother train in a castle in Scotland。 They learn all kinds of great things and use competition to hone their skills in cryptology， bomb building， lock picking， escaping a dangerous spot， hand to hand combat--you know， the normal things kids learn at boarding school。 Aboard the Sylvia Earle， two of the City Spies are undercover posing as "normal" school kids on a trip to inspire girls to pursue the sciences。 MI6 places Brooklyn and Sydney on board to insure the safety of two girls--one a daughter of a member of Parliament and the other a daughter of a Duke， #32 in line for the crown。 When hijackers board their vessel， Sydney isn't where she should be--fast asleep on board。 She's in the water on a solo scuba dive。 Brooklyn wakes the two girls she's supposed to protect and hides them。 Worried about Sydney， Brooklyn has her hands full。When she's not fighting huge men， she's outsmarting the hijackers。 She is able to send a message to the Coast Guard who are on their way。 The girls save the day！ Brooklyn argues with Sydney and is jealous of her。 She regards Sydney as the "ultimate spy，" and feels like a failure next to her。 The two girls will have to quell their differences。 Back at the castle， Mother divulges his secret: his own two children are in danger and someone inside MI6 is a double agent。 Using the embedded metadata from a photograph， the team discovers Mother's children are in San Francisco。 It's time to head there， locate and save the kids， and stop the rogue agent wherever they are。 Full of twists and turns， crosses and double crosses， plus teen drama and tough friendships， City Spies: Golden Gate delivers！ Readers will love， love， love this book！ Waiting for book 3 will be a Herculean effort。 Highly， highly recommended。 This one will be in the running for many best lists and awards！ 。。。more
Cheyanne C
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Sometimes second books aren't as good， this is not the case。Golden Gate is such a excellent book that was amazing and cute， just like the first book。 I hate how short it is and wish there were more pages， but I can not complain because it's just， wow。 I highly recommend this and City Spies Sometimes second books aren't as good， this is not the case。Golden Gate is such a excellent book that was amazing and cute， just like the first book。 I hate how short it is and wish there were more pages， but I can not complain because it's just， wow。 I highly recommend this and City Spies 。。。more
Joe Anderson
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Great start！ I'd like to see how this is going to turn out。 You know what， you can join NovelStar's writing competition。 Great start！ I'd like to see how this is going to turn out。 You know what， you can join NovelStar's writing competition。 。。。more
Isra Fazyl
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I have just finished reading this brilliant masterpiece and am now trying to put my feelings into words。This book was just amazing， I absolutely loved it。 I adored City Spies and had very high expectations for the sequel。 And can I just say that I was not disappointed。 I love everything about this book。 The characters - all of them are just gems - and the plot and the pacing and ugh！ Everything！ Golden Gate was at times witty， funny， touching， sad， and so clever， and I was here for all of it！ Th I have just finished reading this brilliant masterpiece and am now trying to put my feelings into words。This book was just amazing， I absolutely loved it。 I adored City Spies and had very high expectations for the sequel。 And can I just say that I was not disappointed。 I love everything about this book。 The characters - all of them are just gems - and the plot and the pacing and ugh！ Everything！ Golden Gate was at times witty， funny， touching， sad， and so clever， and I was here for all of it！ This book mangaes to capture the readers' interest and educate them at the same time。 By this I mean that it also contains interesting information。 Thanks to this book， I now know that a group of ravens is called a conspiracy。 I love Ponti's writing style。 All of his books that I've read so far have been amazing。 The plot was so good and well paced。 I loved all the clues and how they all solved it and everything。 It was so smart and definitely left you in awe， and how they managed to figure it out was told in detail， which I really loved。 The last few chapters was action followed immediately by action and even more action。 I just loved it。I really hope there's another sequel！ I would definitely recommend this book！！！ 。。。more
Blakely Smith
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I was really excited to receive the ARC of this after including the first one in my library lessons for 6th graders！ It was a fine book， but it’s long and could easily have been 100 pages shorter and reached more kids at the age range it’s targeted for。
Jillian Anderson
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This second book in the series was just as good as the first one！ Kudos to Ponti for making this a mystery that kids can solve if they follow the clues。 Great adventure， loved the spy aspect of the book。 The only drawback for me adding it to the library collection is the length， over 400 pages。 Most kids won’t read a book that long these days， sadly。 As for me， I can’t wait to read book 3！
Samantha Fraenkel
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This was lots of fun！ Full of action， heart， humour， and adventure， this second instalment in the City Spies series delivered。 I loved the mystery and learning even more about this group of spies。 Definitely a book （and series！） I will be recommending to young readers。ARC Provided by Edelweiss
Ingrid
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Suffice it to say， within hours of finishing James Ponti’s City Spies #1 I downloaded and began reading Golden Gate City Spies #2。 It’s even BETTER than #1！ That doesn’t usually happen， but the combination of characters I now know and love all wrapped up in a double （possibly triple？） mystery kept me riveted。 If you know either a reluctant reader or a voracious reader and you are looking for fabulously fun books that are highly entertaining look no further。
Akshaya
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I LOVE THE SECOND BOOK VERY MUCH！！！James Ponti did a fantastic job writing the second book， usually the second books aren't always good but in this series the second book was really good！！！！！！All the characters in this book are very smart， the way Paris， Sydney， Kat， Rio and Brooklyn solve the mystery was very clever。 While i was reading the part where the group was doing the operation i was stunned， James Ponti wrote the description of how each spy solved their part very good， to think like a s I LOVE THE SECOND BOOK VERY MUCH！！！James Ponti did a fantastic job writing the second book， usually the second books aren't always good but in this series the second book was really good！！！！！！All the characters in this book are very smart， the way Paris， Sydney， Kat， Rio and Brooklyn solve the mystery was very clever。 While i was reading the part where the group was doing the operation i was stunned， James Ponti wrote the description of how each spy solved their part very good， to think like a spy is hard but the author made it seem so natural and every time the City Spies found a small detail that we overlook they find a new way to solve。 And Mother and Monty did a good job in raising the kids along with training them into incredible spies。Overall this book series was one of the best books i have read， hopefully there will be a book 3！ 。。。more
Lisa D
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Loved it！ What an awesome spy thriller！
Reader
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The city spies are back at it with a new adventure to take。 This time they must undertake a serious mission where they must protect two important lives， but when things turn out to be a different outcome than expected they find themselves in another unpredictable setting。 The city spies are determined to solve， help， and uncover secrets hidden around them。 Their missions take them all across the world and this time to San Fransico。I love James Ponti’s books， specifically his series Framed， they The city spies are back at it with a new adventure to take。 This time they must undertake a serious mission where they must protect two important lives， but when things turn out to be a different outcome than expected they find themselves in another unpredictable setting。 The city spies are determined to solve， help， and uncover secrets hidden around them。 Their missions take them all across the world and this time to San Fransico。I love James Ponti’s books， specifically his series Framed， they were smart， quick， and were a fun read。 However， I felt that this series falls flat and doesn’t have the same elements that I enjoyed in his previous books。 City Spies is a quick read and has an enjoyable mystery， but other than that the book didn’t have much to it。 I do love how they all come from different cultures and backgrounds， it adds another interesting background story， a fun way to get to know a little bit more of where they’re coming from and their previous lives before becoming M16 spies。 It wasn't my favorite but was overall okay。 。。。more
Andrea Reynolds
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A good adventure full of excitement。 My students have loved this series。
Caryn - iam。caryn
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Ponti delivered other addictive and non-stop adventure。 It was so addictive that I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough。 It was such a non-stop story that I read it in one sitting。 When I read book 1 last year， it was in my top 10 favourite reads of 2020。 So I went into this with my expectations pretty high。 Somehow Ponti made an even more exciting and unforgettable read。 I didn’t expect to love it even more than City Spies， but I did。 The mystery was great， the characters are still outstanding， Ponti delivered other addictive and non-stop adventure。 It was so addictive that I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough。 It was such a non-stop story that I read it in one sitting。 When I read book 1 last year， it was in my top 10 favourite reads of 2020。 So I went into this with my expectations pretty high。 Somehow Ponti made an even more exciting and unforgettable read。 I didn’t expect to love it even more than City Spies， but I did。 The mystery was great， the characters are still outstanding， and the continuing story arc pulls at the heartstrings。I can’t wait for the next book！ 。。。more
Jackie Polacek
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If it's possible， James Ponti's second book of the City Spies series is even better than the first！ I loved the development of the character of Sydney in this book and how her relationship with Brooklyn has some problems。 It made the kids in this series seem real。 I hope there are many more in this series。 If it's possible， James Ponti's second book of the City Spies series is even better than the first！ I loved the development of the character of Sydney in this book and how her relationship with Brooklyn has some problems。 It made the kids in this series seem real。 I hope there are many more in this series。 。。。more
Chaitra
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I give the second book the edge and not just because it's San Francisco on the cover。 The team is already established and while there's immaturity between its members， it's handled very well。 I also enjoyed learning a bit more about Kat， as she's their more enigmatic member。 I liked her connection to Monty as well。 Yes， I'm an older reader， and sometimes it seems like the kids are a lot more capable than their mentors， who actually taught them all of this， but then I also know that it's all in g I give the second book the edge and not just because it's San Francisco on the cover。 The team is already established and while there's immaturity between its members， it's handled very well。 I also enjoyed learning a bit more about Kat， as she's their more enigmatic member。 I liked her connection to Monty as well。 Yes， I'm an older reader， and sometimes it seems like the kids are a lot more capable than their mentors， who actually taught them all of this， but then I also know that it's all in good fun and I would love to give it to two precocious young readers I know。 I will start reading the first one with my son since this seems like the kind of fiction he might actually enjoy instead of just endure。 。。。more
Danielle
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A beautiful sequel to City Spies！ I loved this book and it is one I will reread in the future。 The audiobook reader is amazingly talented and gives voice to these loveable characters。 Absolutely genius！ You can read the books out of order （they are incredibly well written that way） but it is more enjoyable to read Book 1 firstHighly recommend
Ashleyd
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Good second book。
Stacy
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The City Spies are back， and they are hot on the tail of a double agent inside MI6。 Can the world's best kid spies find the traitor before their cover is blown and help Mother， their intrepid leader， find his children？Full of action， mystery， heart， and humor， this installment of the City Spies series is every bit as gripping as the first。 I cannot wait to read what comes next。 Ponti is a master at middle-grade and middle-school books that kids actually want to read。 The action is nonstop， the c The City Spies are back， and they are hot on the tail of a double agent inside MI6。 Can the world's best kid spies find the traitor before their cover is blown and help Mother， their intrepid leader， find his children？Full of action， mystery， heart， and humor， this installment of the City Spies series is every bit as gripping as the first。 I cannot wait to read what comes next。 Ponti is a master at middle-grade and middle-school books that kids actually want to read。 The action is nonstop， the characters are diverse and distinct， and the peril is real。 The kids range in age from 12-15， so the range of readers is pretty wide。 Highly recommended for readers in grades 5-9。4。5 stars 。。。more
Ben Gartner
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Oh man， Ponti does it again！ Both my 13yo and myself really enjoyed the first book， and this second book just ratcheted up the thrills even more。 I know a third is in the works and we'll pre-order that one just like we did this one。 Fun， funny， cinematic， and a real page-turner。What I appreciate about Ponti's mysteries is that they are just as subtle and layered as all the greats。 It had me guessing until the end and I love that。 This is an easy series to recommend。 Oh man， Ponti does it again！ Both my 13yo and myself really enjoyed the first book， and this second book just ratcheted up the thrills even more。 I know a third is in the works and we'll pre-order that one just like we did this one。 Fun， funny， cinematic， and a real page-turner。What I appreciate about Ponti's mysteries is that they are just as subtle and layered as all the greats。 It had me guessing until the end and I love that。 This is an easy series to recommend。 。。。more
Michele Knott
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A definite favorite series。
Kimberly Gutierrez
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Another win in this series！ I love the character， especially mother， even more。 I love their family。 I love their interactions and I love how real this feels。 I cann0t wait for book #3！ Write faster Mr。 Ponti！ Thanks for sharing arcs with #bookposse！
Rachel Grover
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4。5 stars Loved this sequel to City Spies。 Lots of planning， set up， and foreshadowing of events。 Too much time taken for something that was left open， in my opinion Hoping to see it solved in the next installment！ Readers who enjoyed City Spies will like this one， too！ On order for my MS library。
Addy
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This book is amazing。 After I read the first one I thought the second could never be better but it was！ James Ponti is such an amazing author and I love all of his books。 I love the way all of the characters interact。 This is a must read。
Dina
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I love it when the next book in a series is not only as good as the first book， but even better！ As I read the book， I cheered on the team as they discovered the identity of the Magpie and saved the day。 The author included so many facets in this book: the locations， the food， ornithology， relationships， sub- plots， and the characterization。 All of which is combined for a winning combination！ This book calls for Book 3: Annie & Robert need their father！ Two thumbs up for this book！
Bethe
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5 stars。 The action starts right up on the first page。 The City Spies find themselves in San Francisco looking for a double agent。 Love the locations， fast paced action， and characters！ Wondering where the gang is headed next？ I think Texas might be a good spot for intrigue。
Holly
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I absolutely loved City Spies when I read it last year， which you can see from my review on last year’s blog tour。 As I noted then， my son and I had read his Dead City series together and loved it， so I was excited to check out this new series， and was not disappointed。 My son then devoured it and loved it， and then we passed it on to a friend of his who loved it （as did his mom！）， then he passed it on to another classmate of theirs， and I don’t even know how many times it’s been further passed I absolutely loved City Spies when I read it last year， which you can see from my review on last year’s blog tour。 As I noted then， my son and I had read his Dead City series together and loved it， so I was excited to check out this new series， and was not disappointed。 My son then devoured it and loved it， and then we passed it on to a friend of his who loved it （as did his mom！）， then he passed it on to another classmate of theirs， and I don’t even know how many times it’s been further passed on at this point。 Book 2， Golden Gate， takes our young spies to San Francisco in pursuit of a mole that has plagued MI6 for years but hasn’t been uncovered。 The mystery that must be solved in this second book is just as tangled and smart as in the first， and we learn even more about the characters。 I raced through Golden Gate and， despite the fact that it’s middle grade and I’m a *little* older than the target audience， I had to force myself to stop reading one night at 1:00 a。m。 and go to bed！ I think any young reader will love this story -- as will many of their parents！ -- and I highly recommend this one。 Please introduce your young readers to James Ponti’s work; I promise they’ll thank you for it。Rating: 5 stars！**Disclosure: I receied a copy of this book from the publisher for purposes of this blog tour。 This review is voluntary on my part and reflects my honest rating and review of the book。 。。。more
Kristin
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City Spies Golden Gate keeps you on the edge of your seat from start to finish。 The FARM family travels to London， Oxford， Australia， and San Francisco in order to solve the case that MI6 hasn’t been able to crack for years。 Can the City Spies solve the mystery？ I loved the deep dive further into the characters lives， particularly Mother， Sydney， and Monty。 Ponti’s pacing and plot development keep this book moving at breakneck speed。 While this reader was left satisfied， I can’t help but believe City Spies Golden Gate keeps you on the edge of your seat from start to finish。 The FARM family travels to London， Oxford， Australia， and San Francisco in order to solve the case that MI6 hasn’t been able to crack for years。 Can the City Spies solve the mystery？ I loved the deep dive further into the characters lives， particularly Mother， Sydney， and Monty。 Ponti’s pacing and plot development keep this book moving at breakneck speed。 While this reader was left satisfied， I can’t help but believe there is at least one more mystery for the sleuths to solve。 Five stars for sure！ 。。。more
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