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Spy School Paperback - 2013

by Stuart Gibbs

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Twelve-year-old Ben Ripley leaves his public middle school to attend the CIA's highly secretive Espionage Academy, which everyone is told is an elite science school.

Summary

Can an undercover nerd become a superstar agent? Ben Ripley sure hopes soâÈ'and his life may depend on it!

Ben Ripley may only be in middle school, but heâÈçs already pegged his dream job: C.I.A. or bust. Unfortunately for him, his personality doesnâÈçt exactly scream âÈêsecret agent.âÈë In fact, Ben is so awkward, he can barely get to school and back without a mishap. Because of his innate nerdiness, Ben is not surprised when he is recruited for a magnet school with a focus on scienceâÈ'but heâÈçs entirely shocked to discover that the school is actually a front for a junior C.I.A. academy. Could the C.I.A. really want him?

Actually, no. ThereâÈçs been a case of mistaken identityâÈ'but that doesnâÈçt stop Ben from trying to morph into a supercool undercover agent, the kind that always gets the girl. And through a series of hilarious misadventures, Ben realizes he might actually be a halfway decent spyâÈöif he can survive all the attempts being made on his life!

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"Combines Alex Rider's espionage skills with a huge dose of the sarcasm of Artemis Fowl." --School Library Journal

Can an undercover nerd become a superstar agent? In the first book in the New York Times bestselling Spy School series, Ben Ripley sure hopes so--and his life may depend on it!

Ben Ripley may only be in middle school, but he's already pegged his dream job: CIA or bust. Unfortunately for him, his personality doesn't exactly scream "secret agent." In fact, Ben is so awkward, he can barely get to school and back without a mishap. Because of his innate nerdiness, Ben is not surprised when he is recruited for a magnet school with a focus on science--but he's entirely shocked to discover that the school is actually a front for a junior CIA academy. Could the CIA really want him?

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  • Title Spy School
  • Author Stuart Gibbs
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 320
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
  • Publication date 2013-04-02
  • Features Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9781442421837 / 1442421835
  • Weight 0.5 lbs (0.23 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.4 x 5.1 x 1 in (18.80 x 12.95 x 2.54 cm)
  • Age range 08 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 3 - 7
  • Reading level 740
  • Category Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2011015023
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

About the author

Stuart Gibbs is the author of five New York Times bestselling series: Spy School, FunJungle, Moon Base Alpha, Charlie Thorne, and Once Upon a Tim--as well as the new nonfiction series Spy School Secret Files. He has written screenplays, worked on a whole bunch of animated films, developed TV shows, been a newspaper columnist, and researched capybaras. Stuart lives with his family in Los Angeles. You can learn more about what he's up to at StuartGibbs.com.

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