Book: Spy School: Secret Service Author: Stuart Gibbs Age Range: 8-13 Official Summary: Thirteen-year-old Ben Ripley has had a lot of field success despite only just beginning his second year at Spy School, something graduates rarely experience. But he’d never have survived without the help from experienced agents and his friends. Now he’s been called in on a solo mission—and the fate of the United States of America is on his shoulders alone. The Mission: Prevent a presidential assassination by infiltrating the White House, and locating the enemy operative. But when the president’s son is as helpful as a hamster, and a trained SPYDER agent would never  appear  to be up to something (they’re far too clever for that), Ben may be in over his head this time. And when everything goes wrong, Ben must rely on his Spy School friends to save his reputation…but even friends can double-cross or be swayed to the enemy’s side. What I thought:  This one was great. Stuart G

Book: Spy Ski School Author: Stuart Gibbs Age Range: 8-13 Official Summary:  Thirteen-year-old Ben Ripley is not exactly the best student spy school has ever seen—he keeps flunking Advanced Self Preservation. But outside of class, Ben is pretty great at staying alive. His enemies have kidnapped him, shot at him, locked him in a room with a ticking time bomb, and even tried to blow him up with  missiles . And he’s survived every time. After all that unexpected success, the CIA has decided to activate Ben for real. The Mission: Become friends with Jessica Shang, the daughter of a suspected Chinese crime boss, and find out all of her father’s secrets. Jessica wants to go to ski school in the Rocky Mountains, so a select few spy school students are going skiing too—under cover, of course. Ben might not be able to handle a weapon (or a pair of skis), but he can make friends easy peasy. That is, until his best friend from home drops in on the trip and jeopardizes the enti

Book: Evil Spy School Author: Stuart Gibbs Age Range: 8-13 Official Summary: During a spy school game of Capture the Flag, twelve-year-old Ben Ripley somehow accidentally shoots a live mortar into the principal’s office—and immediately gets himself expelled. Not long after going back to the boring old real world, Ben gets recruited by evil crime organization SPYDER. And he accepts. As a new student in SPYDER’s evil spy school, which trains kids to become bad guys with classes like  Counter  Counterespionage and Laying Low 101, Ben does some secret spying of his own. He’s acting as unofficial undercover agent, and it becomes quickly apparent that SPYDER is planning something very big—and very evil. Ben can tell he’s a key part of the plan, but he’s not quite sure what the plan  is . Can Ben figure out what SPYDER is up to—and get word to the good guys without getting caught—before it’s too late? What I think: Oh, Ben. First you get yourself kicked out of school. T

Book: Spy Camp Author: Stuart Gibbs Age Range: 8-13 Official Summary:  Ben Ripley is a middle-schooler whose school is not exactly average—he’s spent the last year training to be a top-level spy and dodging all sorts of associated danger. So now that summer’s finally here, Ben would like to have some fun and relax. But that’s not going to happen during required spy survival training at a rustic wilderness camp, where SPYDER, an enemy spy organization, has infiltrated the spies’ ranks. Can Ben root out the enemy before it takes him out—for good? What I think:  Another great book by Stuart Gibbs. Ben is back, and better than ever. He has survived his first year at the Academy of Espionage, working really hard, and then, he has to go to summer school. But then a note from SPYDER, the evil organization dedicated to causing chaos and mayhem full time, derails everything. As always, Stuart Gibbs puts surprising turns and twists, keeping you wanting more. He nicely deli

Book: Spy School Author: Stuart Gibbs Age Range: 8-13  Official Summary:   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 super cool 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 s

Hi everyone, and welcome to my book blog! I want this to be a friendly and fun environment. I will be posting a book review about once a week, starting this weekend, September 15 or 16th. Make sure you check out this amazing author, Stuart Gibbs, and his website, here:  Stuart Gibbs . He is the author of the Spy School, Funjungle, and Moon Base Alpha series. The fan-fictions I will be posting an updating will be on the Spy School series, so make sure you read those. I hope you enjoy my blog!