Best-selling author James Ponti is coming to Children’s Book World on February 12, 2026 at 7:00pm
Children’s Book World is so excited to welcome author James Ponti. Join us as we celebrate the 7th book in James’ wildly popular and exciting City Spies mystery series. The newest book, Europa takes us across Europe on another thrilling adventure with the City Spy leading the way. James will be in conversation with award winning author, Erin Entrada Kelly. What a night to speak to James, ask him your questions, and grab your copy of Europa! We hope you can join us.
We hope you can join us. What a night to speak to James, ask him your questions, and grab your copy of Europa!
About James Ponti
James Ponti is the New York Times-bestselling author of four middle grade book series: The Sherlock Society following a group of young detectives; City Spies, about an unlikely squad of five kids from around the world who form an elite MI6 Spy Team; the Edgar Award-winning Framed! series, about a pair of tweens who solve mysteries in Washington, DC; and the Dead City trilogy, about a secret society that polices the undead living beneath Manhattan. His books have appeared on more than fifteen different state award lists, and he is the founder of a writers group known as the Renegades of Middle Grade. James is also an Emmy-nominated television writer and producer who has worked for many networks including Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, PBS, History, and Spike TV, as well as NBC Sports. He lives with his family in Orlando, Florida.
About City Spies: Europa
In this seventh installment in the New York Times-bestselling series from Edgar Award winner James Ponti, the young group of spies work to prevent a dangerous criminal from escaping prison in another international adventure perfect for fans of Spy School and Charlie Thorne.
The City Spies are ready to start fresh with a new home, new schools, and a new directive now that Clementine has come in from the cold and Le Fantôme has been put behind bars. But their plans are put into jeopardy when Umbra threatens to attack multiple high-level targets across Europe unless he is released from prison. With intel leading them to Rome, Paris, London, and Amsterdam, the City Spies split up and race across the continent solving codes and chasing clues in an effort to thwart the attacks. With so many moving parts, the City Spies are going to have pull out all the stops if they have any chance to succeed at this latest mission.
Amazon MGM Studios is currently developing a global film franchise based on the City Spies series!