Ben Ripley is a wiz with math who has dreamed of one day becoming a CIA agent. His wish seems to be coming true sooner than he could have believed when he is recruited to attend a Secret Spy Academy. His romantic ideas of what it might be like to be a spy are quickly dashed as he finds himself in the middle of a plot that has nothing to do with wearing fancy tuxedos, or carrying high tech spy gadgets. Only his interest in the beautiful and brilliant spy school student, Erica, keeps him in the game, and in the cross-hairs.I really enjoyed Gibb's Moon Base Alpha series, but I missed reading this one when it came out in 2012 and didn't get back to it until this week. It was a pretty fun and I will be recommending it to a lot of kids in the future I am sure. Ben is an endearing nerd, and Erica is a super cool strong girl character. The school is cool too, with hidden panels, secret entrances, and a maze of a basement. Add in evil spy agencies and double agents and there is everything a spy story lover could want. The only weak point is that I figured out who the mystery bad guy was in about the 3rd chapter, so no surprise ending. Still the premise and characters are entertaining enough that I will probably read more in the series. (2012, 290 p.)
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