Annalynn the Canadian Spy

Terrible Tissues (AtCS Book 1)

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Pub Date 6 Apr 2020 | Archive Date 18 Jun 2020

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Ten-year-old Annalynn has just been hired as a spy.

Two men and two women break into Annalynn's home and steal a box of tissues, literally from under their noses. No one can imagine why someone would do such a thing, but Annalynn has been put on the case. 

Her country needs her, but does she have what it takes? 

Join Annalynn as she embarks on an adventure of a lifetime as she learns how to fly her out of control jet, faces off against a berserk Moose, has to dress up like an Opera Singer, and finds out that thumb tacks are her enemy. 

Laugh your way through this series starter in the first book in the AtCS Series: Terrible Tissues!

Ten-year-old Annalynn has just been hired as a spy.

Two men and two women break into Annalynn's home and steal a box of tissues, literally from under their noses. No one can imagine why someone...



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Annalynn the Canadian Spy was another book I received from Net Galley. Since this past weekend I have read many of the books from my shelf.

Annalynn is a very funny book and the kids enjoyed reading a silly book and just forgetting about what is going on in the world right now.

The book is classic and really is off the wall. It is strange that a ten year old girl could fly jet plane and get to where she needed to g with the instructions she can read on the jet's screen.

She was able to get her mission completed and get back to her parents with the box of tissues they needed because they are all very sick!

A great read and the kids loved that it was about a ten year old girl. My grandson says he will fly a jet plane when he is able to go to school to learn how to do it without being silly about it.

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I find this story really funny. For kids, I think, they'll enjoy reading it. Most scenes don't make sense but as a children's book, I think, it will just come out fine.

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Annalynn the Canadian Spy: Terrible Tissues by Shawn Robinson is a slightly wacky and 100% fun Canadian mystery! This early chapter book for age 7+ is a welcome taste of home for Canadians living in the UK!

10-year-old Annalynn is just going about her everyday life and trying to look after her poorly family when, suddenly, blue and red clad strangers race into the house and steal their only box of tissues. The story becomes even more unusual when Agent Rick from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (real spies) arrives to recruit Annalynn to their team. The fate of the world is in her hands and she must do all she can to save the day (or at least the box of tissues)!

So much of this story is reminiscent of the great Canadian author Robert Munsch and his silly stories. From Dr. L. Secord, the director of Cool Gadgets and Spy Missions, to Annalynn learning to fly a jet plane, it is one unbelievable development after another. The book finishes off with interesting lists of weird Canadian facts and laws.

As a Canadian myself, I thoroughly enjoyed the references to hockey, a moose and maple syrup. I found myself laughing out loud and wondering just what was coming next! I’ll be watching out for book two to find out what Annalynn gets up to next!

Thank you to Net Galley, BooksGoSocial and Shawn Robinson for this fun book!

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A funny spy adventure with plenty of mishaps, misunderstandings and Canadian references! Enough to remind my why I love my home country so much. With plenty of Moose, maple syrup and hockey knowledge spread throughout it is a fun book to read.

Annalynn's family are all sick and there is one box of tissues left. When a masked gang steal the tissues, Annalynn is sent to become a CSIS spy and sent to Oslo to retrieve the box of tissues. A wacky adventure follows with a backwards flying jet, an inflatable disguise and the realisation that the tissues stolen were not the last in the world as previously thought- in fact all the stores have them.

There are some laugh out loud moments and some shake your head moments but all in all, this will delight its young readers.

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this was a good children's novel, the characters were interesting and I enjoyed the plot. I'd be interested in reading more in this series.

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This is a fun, very silly - at times nonsensically so - detective story that I think kids will eat up.

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