Bound To Stay Bound

Booklist - 04/01/2026 Bea lives at a hotel where her father is a chef and her mother just happens to be a world-class spy. With a capital-K knack for knives and a daily training regimen, Bea hopes to become just like her mother. After receiving a telegram from her best friend, Chantal, Bea decides the time for her first mission is now. Her father agrees to send her to “normal school,” where Chantal feels threatened by mean girl and possible enemy assassin Mabel. But Bea takes her mission too seriously, perhaps, and in so doing, she becomes a mean girl herself, nearly losing her best friend in the process. Though the chapters can feel lengthy, the major conflict is solved almost as quickly as it appears. This second volume in the Confessions of a Junior Spy series works best when read with the first, but the easygoing crime-fighting adventure still holds appeal on its own. An easy recommendation for fans of young spy novels, such as Beth McMullen's Mrs. Smith’s Spy School for Girls (2017). - Copyright 2026 Booklist.