![]() ![]() ![]() What role would you play (or wish you could do) if you were a part of the team? Each kid brings a unique skillset to the team. I couldn’t go to Egypt because of Covid, so I interviewed an Egyptologist, watched a slideshow of a family’s trip to Cairo, and practically lived on a website that maps out of the tombs at the Valley of the Kings. I read books, scour YouTube, find websites. I interview people who’ve lived in the cities so I get a local perspective. For example, the New York Public Library is a setting for City Spies 5 and I was able to get a behind the scenes tour to look around the stacks and see things like the automated system that moves books around. If I know that I’m going to include a specific building or landmark, I try to arrange a special tour. When possible, I travel to them and explore. From a geography standpoint, I try to find out as much as I can about a destination, including the off the wall elements. What kind of research do you do for each book? Have you been to any of the cities before? ![]() Interview with James Ponti The City Spies series takes place all around the world. I devoured the first three books last year and I am so excited to celebrate the release of the fourth installment this week with an interview with author James Ponti. ![]() The City Spies series is so much fun and full of adventure and found family! It’s a great middle grade series, perfect for fans of Ally Carter. ![]()
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