The spy catchers of Maple Hill

Description:

Hazel Kaplansky and new student Samuel Butler investigate rumors that a Russian spy has infiltrated their small Vermont town, amidst the fervor of Cold War era McCarthyism, but more is revealed than they could ever have imagined. Hazel Kaplansky and Samuel Butler investigate rumors that a Russian spy has infiltrated their Vermont town, amid the fervor of Cold War-era McCarthyism. What they find reveals more about themselves and the people of their town than they could ever know.

subjects: Detective and mystery stories,  Cold War,  Fiction,  Mystery and detective stories,  City and town life,  Spies,  Friendship,  Spy stories,  History,  Children's fiction,  Cities and towns, fiction,  Spies, fiction,  Vermont, fiction,  United states, history, 20th century, fiction,  JUVENILE FICTION / Mysteries & Detective Stories,  JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Friendship,  JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / United States / 20th Century,  JUVENILE NONFICTION / Family / Multigenerational,  New York Times reviewed

Places: Vermont

Times: 20th century