Audacity Jones to the Rescue

 Living at Miss Maisie's School for Wayward Girls isn't terrible for 11-year-old orphan Audacity Jones, but despite her wonderful friends and all the books she could want to read, Audie finds her life lacking the excitement she longs for. So when a stranger calling himself Commodore Crutchfield comes to school seeking a volunteer for a secret mission, Audie is happy to assist despite her reservations about the man. Soon, she finds herself in Washington, D.C. with the Commodore, but it isn't long before she realizes he has sinister intentions. It will be up to her to stop her scheming companion before someone gets hurt. Author “Larson's thriller deftly mixes humor, heart-pounding moments, and a strongly evoked historical setting—it's truly a story with something for everyone” (PW).