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Patrick D. Joyce @patrickdjoyce.com · 23h

Escape 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.

BACK IN THE USSR
http://pdjoyce.com/

#booksky #mystery #thriller #historicalfiction #yalit #author #beatles #coldwar #edusky

Patrick D. Joyce @patrickdjoyce.com · 2d

My new favorite cafe: waffles, tea, and Tintin!

Patrick D. Joyce @patrickdjoyce.com · 2d

Excited to receive my preorder of The Accident by @lorimillerkase.bsky.social! And looking forward to getting it signed at the Granby Children’s Book Festival on Nov. 15!

Patrick D. Joyce @patrickdjoyce.com · 2d

Enter 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.

Get BACK IN THE USSR at https://patrickdjoyce.com

#booksky #yabooks #tlsky #mgbooks

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Patrick D. Joyce @patrickdjoyce.com · 3d

Escape on a thrilling adventure to a capital under siege, where two young journalists rush to uncover a shadowy conspiracy before the city falls.

STRAWBERRY FIELDS
http://pdjoyce.com/

#booksky #mystery #thriller #historicalfiction #yalit #author #beatles #coldwar #edusky

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Patrick D. Joyce @patrickdjoyce.com · 12d

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Character dossier for Strawberry Fields: JOSIE BROUK

Escape on a thrilling adventure to a capital under siege, where two young journalists receive a cryptic message concealed in a song and must uncover a shadowy conspiracy.

#booksky #yabooks #tlsky #mgbooks

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Patrick D. Joyce @patrickdjoyce.com · 12d

Escape 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.

BACK IN THE USSR
http://pdjoyce.com/

#booksky #mystery #thriller #historicalfiction #yalit #author #beatles #coldwar #edusky

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Patrick D. Joyce @patrickdjoyce.com · 14d

Escape on a thrilling adventure to a capital under siege, where two young journalists rush to uncover a shadowy conspiracy before the city falls.

STRAWBERRY FIELDS
http://pdjoyce.com/

#booksky #mystery #thriller #historicalfiction #yalit #author #beatles #coldwar #edusky

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Patrick D. Joyce @patrickdjoyce.com · 16d

Hello teachers & librarians! My YA historical mysteries set during the Cold War have discussion & activity guides to make them easy to use in your classroom 👨‍🏫 👩‍🏫 🏫

Check them out at http://pdjoyce.com/schools

#booksky #yabooks #tlsky #youngteenlit #mgbooks

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Patrick D. Joyce @patrickdjoyce.com · 17d

Escape 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.

BACK IN THE USSR
http://pdjoyce.com/

#booksky #mystery #thriller #historicalfiction #yalit #author #beatles #coldwar #edusky

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Patrick D. Joyce @patrickdjoyce.com · 18d

Escape 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.

BACK IN THE USSR
http://pdjoyce.com/

#booksky #mystery #thriller #historicalfiction #yalit #author #beatles #coldwar #edusky

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Patrick D. Joyce @patrickdjoyce.com · 19d

My books are YA mysteries but they’re also about the power of music & stories in the face of authoritarian bans. 🎸🎨📚

#historicalfiction #yabooks #youngteenlit #author #tlsky #censorship #mgbooks

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Patrick D. Joyce @patrickdjoyce.com · 19d

Escape 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.

BACK IN THE USSR
http://pdjoyce.com/

#booksky #mystery #thriller #historicalfiction #yalit #author #beatles #coldwar #edusky

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Patrick D. Joyce @patrickdjoyce.com · 21d

Yes I love that too!

Patrick D. Joyce @patrickdjoyce.com · 21d

Escape 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.

BACK IN THE USSR
http://pdjoyce.com/

#booksky #mystery #thriller #historicalfiction #yalit #author #beatles #coldwar #edusky

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Patrick D. Joyce @patrickdjoyce.com · 23d

The stars are two 14-year-old teens on a race against spies and mobsters to recover a vinyl record that just might save the world.

Back in the USSR
A Publishers Weekly BookLife YA/MG Semifinalist

https://patrickdjoyce.com/products/back-in-the-ussr

#booksky #yalit #youngteenlit #tlsky #yabooks

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Patrick D. Joyce @patrickdjoyce.com · 23d

Save the date! On November 15, come see me at the Granby Children's Book Festival in Connecticut. I'll be one of 30 authors signing and selling books and connecting with readers. Last year the festival had about 1,000 attendees!
#kidlit #mgbooks #yabooks

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Patrick D. Joyce @patrickdjoyce.com · 24d

Escape 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.

BACK IN THE USSR
http://pdjoyce.com/

#booksky #mystery #thriller #historicalfiction #yalit #author #beatles #coldwar #edusky

Patrick D. Joyce @patrickdjoyce.com · 25d

Escape 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.

BACK IN THE USSR
http://pdjoyce.com/

#booksky #mystery #thriller #historicalfiction #yalit #author #beatles #coldwar #edusky

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Patrick D. Joyce @patrickdjoyce.com · 26d

In which I talk about what it was like growing up at embassies in the USSR, Cuba, and Nicaragua during the Cold War. 🛫 🛬 🌍

Listen at https://coldwarconversations.com/episode347/

#podcast #coldwar #history #diplomat #author #tlsky

Patrick D. Joyce @patrickdjoyce.com · 26d

Escape 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.

BACK IN THE USSR
http://pdjoyce.com/

#booksky #mystery #thriller #historicalfiction #yalit #author #beatles #coldwar #edusky

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Patrick D. Joyce @patrickdjoyce.com · 28d

The view when I look up from writing this morning! On the patio of the Cambridge Public Library, hard to think of a more beautiful spot for being creative

Patrick D. Joyce @patrickdjoyce.com · 28d

Escape 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.

BACK IN THE USSR
http://pdjoyce.com/

#booksky #mystery #thriller #historicalfiction #yalit #author #beatles #coldwar #edusky

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Patrick D. Joyce @patrickdjoyce.com · Sep 9

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Character dossier for Back in the USSR: HARRISON GEORGE

Embark 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.

#booksky #yabooks #tlsky #mgbooks

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Patrick D. Joyce @patrickdjoyce.com · Sep 8

Escape 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.

BACK IN THE USSR
http://pdjoyce.com/

#booksky #mystery #thriller #historicalfiction #yalit #author #beatles #coldwar #edusky

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