by Stuart Gibbs
Part of Spy School, book 3
First published 2015
Twelve-year-old Ben Ripley fires a live mortar into his principal's office during a game of Capture the Flag. The CIA spy school expels him immediately. Ben returns to ordinary life until the criminal organization SPYDER recruits him for their own training program. He accepts their offer and enters a school that teaches future villains. Ben takes classes like Counter Counterespionage and Laying Low 101. He secretly works as an unofficial undercover agent for the good guys. SPYDER plans something massive and sinister. Ben realizes he plays a crucial role in their scheme, but he cannot determine what they intend to do. He must discover SPYDER's plot and alert his former allies without exposing himself. Time runs short as the enemy operation approaches.
Genres: science-fiction, adventure, mystery, thriller, action, espionage
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water, found-family
Setting: CIA, SPYDER
336 pages · ebook · Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers