{"product_id":"back-in-the-ussr-hardcover","title":"Back in the USSR - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatrick D. Joyce\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEmbark on a thrilling adventure to an enemy capital, where two teenagers race against spies and mobsters to recover a priceless vinyl record that just might save the world.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Harrison, the 14-year-old son of American diplomats, lands in Moscow at the height of the Cold War, he knows three things: his passport will keep him safe, his daydreams will keep him company, and his music will keep him sane.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut everything he knows is about to be shattered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis father has vanished, his mother is keeping secrets, and his best friend Prudence, the fearless daughter of foreign correspondents, leads him on a dangerous pursuit of a mysterious femme fatale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuddenly they're on the run from the CIA, the KGB, and an assortment of treasure hunters, all desperate to get their hands on a legendary lost Beatles record in a place where rock music is banned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir only hope is to navigate a treacherous underworld - a world of coded messages, secret gatherings, maps made by spies, walls that have ears, cellars dripping with menace, skyscrapers that trap you in the clouds, and elevators whose rides could be your last.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the Cold War threatens to heat up, Harrison turns to the last person he ought to trust - a renegade spy on a mission of personal redemption - and learns the timeless lesson that love is all you need.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull of suspense, \u003cem\u003eBack in the USSR\u003c\/em\u003e is perfect for fans of \u003cem\u003eCode Name Verity\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eI Must Betray You\u003c\/em\u003e, and a great next step after \u003cem\u003eCity Spies\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Bletchley Riddle\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eAlex Rider\u003c\/em\u003e. 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