The Year of Secret Assignments

Jaclyn Moriarty

Feb 2010 · Scholastic Inc.

About this ebook

In this epistolary novel, three Aussie private school girls enter a pen pal program that leads to friendship, love, mischief, mystery, and revenge.

The Ashbury-Brookfield pen pal program is designed to bring together the two rival schools in a spirit of harmony and “the Joy of the Envelope.” But when Cassie, Lydia, and Emily send their first letters to Matthew, Charlie, and Sebastian, things don’t go quite as planned. What starts out as a simple letter exchange soon leads to secret missions, false alarms, lock picking, mistaken identities, and an all-out war between the schools—not to mention some really excellent kissing.

Praise for The Year of Secret Assignments

“Who can resist Moriarty’s biting humor?” —Kirkus Reviews

“This energetic novel reveals the author’s keen understanding of teen dynamics and invites audience members to read between the lines to discover what makes each character tick. Containing elements of mystery, espionage, romance and revenge, Moriarty’s story will likely satisfy hearty appetites for suspense and fun.” —Publishers Weekly

Ratings and reviews

This book is very well written. Warning: the format is made up of letters. It is something reetitive, but overall a highly rated recommendation. Waiting for it to be created into a series... or movie... Anyway the author really has a way to connect you to the characters for the very beginning. Depending on your own emotional status, it could me an emotional roller-coaster.

I thought the beggining was kind of long but i really like how everything finaly related in the end like there was nothing that happened for no reason .

I had read this book when i was in middle school and wanted a copy of my own for a long time. It was a great read the second time as well. Totally recommend it! :)

About the author

Jaclyn Moriarty is the award-winning author of A Corner of White, The Cracks in the Kingdom, A Tangle of Gold, The Year of Secret Assignments, The Murder of Bindy Mackenzie, The Ghosts of Ashbury High, and The Spell Book of Listen Taylor. A former media and entertainment lawyer, Jaclyn grew up in Sydney, Australia, lived in the United States, Canada, and UK, and now lives in Sydney again. She is very fond of chocolate, blueberries, and sleep.