Reviews by Tag: spies

Spy School by Stuart Gibbs is a book about a boy named Ben Ripley who has wanted to be a spy his whole life. He has the best math skills anyone has ever encountered and can recite any sequence of numbers by heart. One day his dreams become a reality. He is sent to the mysterious Spy School of espionage. Once there he understands that spying is not like the movies, there is pain, destruction, and betrayal. Along with that, there are also friends, family, trust, and bonds.

Spy School Goes South is about a boy named Ben Ripely. He is asked to trail one of his

former friends who agrees to lead him and his friends to SPYDER, the group of terrorists that

Ben continuously thwarts. When things go sideways and Ben ends up in a crocodile infested

river, he must rely on his friends to track down his enemies and save the day. I really liked this

book because it had things I didn’t expect and the characters had good senses of humor. My

Evil Spy School is about a boy named Ben Ripley whom currently attends the CIA’s

Academy for Espionage. When he is asked to enroll as a student at the training base for enemy

agents, Ben must stay focused on his goal of busting the criminals despite becoming friends

with one of his fellow students. I enjoyed this book because it has interesting characters such as

a angry gymnast and a nonsocial gamer. My favorite part is when Ben drives a bulldozer. I

Secret Service is about a boy named Ben Ripley who is an undercover agent trying to

find out who is trying to assassinate the president. When things take a turn and Ben has to go on

the run, he must rely on his most loyal friends to gather evidence and avoid his enemies. I liked

this book because it had a crazy turn of events and lots of laughs. My favorite part is when Ben

walks in on the president’s daughter while she is going to the bathroom. I would recommend this

Spy Ski School is about a boy named Ben Ripely that is currently training to be a spy.

One day, he gets activated by the CIA to befriend a girl named Jessica Shang at ski school

whose father is suspected of criminal activity. When things take a turn, Ben must rely on his

friends to save the entire state of Colorado and survive things such as avalanches. I like this

book because it is fun trying to piece together the mystery before the characters figure it out. My

Spy School Revolution by Stuart Gibbs. Genre: Fiction

Read previous books in the Spy School series before reading this review.

Nightshade is the twelfth installment of the Alex Rider series. When a secret agent is killed by a ruthless 16-year-old assassin in Brazil, teenage MI6 spy Alex Rider is sent to Gibraltar, a maximum-security prison, assuming the identity of his lookalike nemesis, Julius Grief. His mission? To bond with and extract information from the assassin, Freddy.

Michael O'Shaunessey, like all his other classmates, is part of the Hitler Youth. He participates in their book burnings and horrific games, but he secretly despises everything the Nazis stand stand for. He has a dangerous secret that he must protect at all costs, he and his parents are spies. He is just playing the part so he can get insider information. Soon he hears about Projekt 1065, a secret Nazi war mission that he has to stop. But to do that he must prove his loyalty to the Third Reich no matter the cost...

Fire is the last remaining human monster. She has the ability to control minds, but she guards her power, unwilling to steal the secrets of the innocent people around her. One day, the prince summons her to the castle. The royal family needs her to help them uncover a plot to undermine the king. Soon she begins to discover there is more to her power than she ever realized, it could save the kingdom. If only she wasn't afraid of becoming the monster her father was.

My head hurts from crying but other than that, so very good! Loved this book!

When Tamar’s grandfather dies, she finds out he left her a box containing a series of clues and coded messages. These lead her to discover another Tamar from the past, a resistance fighter in Nazi-occupied Holland a century before. His story is one of passionate love, betrayal, jealousy, and tragedy against the backdrop of the daily fear during the second World War, and unraveling it is about to change her life forever.

I thought this was a very well written book. I enjoyed it because it is about a side of World War II that I haven't often read about-the Dutch resistance efforts.