Undercover Carly

By Kathi Walker

After dodging Bobby and sneaking off to her cave without being seen, Carly decides she would make a great spy! When a local museum is targeted by a thief, Carly and her bears spring into action. But being a spy is harder than it looks, even with cool gadgets and her bears to help her. Can Carly find and capture the art thief, or will she end up being captured herself?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dragon Monkey
• Release date: May 14, 2021
• ISBN: 1955600023

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Walker

World's Greatest Spy

Carly

CARLY LEAPED up the porch steps two at a time and rushed through the front door, slamming it behind her. She tossed her backpack on the playroom table because she didn't want to take the time to haul it upstairs. As she got the vacuum out of the closet and turned it on, she couldn't stop thinking about her next wonderful adventure.

Where should I go this time? she thought. What fun thing can I do next?

With all the exciting possibilities swimming in her head, Carly shoved the vacuum back into the closet, then opened the front door and set off across the yard. Even with her mind full of the places she could go, she remembered to check behind her and make sure she wasn't followed.

I should be a spy! Carly thought suddenly. I'd be a really, really good spy!

She climbed down the rocks and gave one last look at the house. All clear, she thought. I'll be the best spy in the whole wide world!

Carly crawled into her cave and stood up. As she walked toward her rock, she noticed again the symbol on the wall.

Shoot, she thought. I forgot to find out what that meant.

Turning away, Carly said I can do that later! as she skipped to the rock and her waiting sketchbook.

Carly picked it up and pointed her pencil at the page. Where would spies live? she asked herself.

She remembered watching a movie that had spies. They had this great room, with lots of really cool things like pens that exploded and lipstick that cut through glass. Carly started to draw a room just like that.

She drew a big, huge room with shelves everywhere. I need lots of space for my gadgets, she thought.

Carly filled the shelves with everything she could think of. Hidden cameras, some so small you could barely see them. Microphones, so she could hear everyone, too. She created lots of things that exploded, because things always exploded in spy movies.

She drew goggles