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Choosing a title This book's title was a real bugger to pin down. My publisher wasn't excited about my original title, City of Rivers, and suggested I think of a new one, which I was willing to do, of course, because titles are so important and you want just the right one. Well, it was quite a process. Here's a list of some of the titles we brainstormed. Some were jokes, some were too ridiculous to even consider, but many we rolled across our tongues again and again for months. I put asteriks next to the ones I took most seriously. *City of Seven Rivers A Spy in the City of Rivers The Mystery of the Bodies Burned *River Spy Razo's Story Spy in the City Fire, Water, and Razo *Slinger Ambassador Spy *The Captain's Spy War Scout, Peace Spy Spying on Tira The Murderer and the Spy The Spy and the River Girl Razo and the River Girl Spy with a Sling *Slinger Spy Spy in the South *Tree Rat Jester, Slinger, Soldier, Spy Spy Me A River Spyboy! To Spy A Shadow In The Sun (MacBeth) The Perfect Spy of the Time (MacBeth) Upon This City As A Spy (Tempest) Forest's Son, City's Spy *Bayern's Own Razo's Own Agent of The Crown Southern Spy *Uncertain Spy Spy. Spy Havoc!, And let slip the Squirrels of War A Single Spy Spying Far from Home Spying for Fire A Handful of Stones Secret Spy A Stone's Throw Rivers and Fire *The Powerless Spy (this one was suggested by a student in the UK) The Unexpected Spy *Spying Fire (eventually, this became my second runner up and is echoed in the opening poem) *River Secrets *Water Secrets Northern Spy The Sling and the Sword *Unlikely Spy *A Slinger and a Spy Return to main river secrets page |