Spy School

Can an undercover nerd become a superstar agent? 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: C.I.A. 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 C.I.A. academy. Could the C.I.A. really want him?

Actually, no. There's been a case of mistaken identity — but that doesn't 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 spy...if he can survive all the attempts being made on his life!

"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?

Stuart Gibbs is the author of andlt;iandgt;Belly Upandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;i andgt;Poachedandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Spy Schoolandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Spy Campandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;i andgt;Evil Spy Schoolandlt;/iandgt;, and andlt;i andgt;Space Case.andlt;/iandgt; He has also written the screenplays for movies like andlt;i andgt;See Spot Run andlt;/iandgt;and andlt;i andgt;Repli-Kateandlt;/iandgt;, worked on a whole bunch of animated films, developed TV shows for Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, ABC, and Fox, and researched capybaras (the worldand#8217;s largest rodents.). He lives with his wife and children in Los Angeles.