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Eliza Boom dreams of following in her father's footsteps as a spy gadget inventor. To achieve her goal, she must first secure a roll of her father's top‑secret film, but the mission is complicated by the class bully Zoe Wakefield. With cleverness and determination, Eliza navigates schoolyard politics and high‑stakes intrigue to reclaim the film and step closer to her future invention.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Emily Gale
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