Bridget Wilder: Spy-In-Training: 1 - Softcover

Bernstein, Jonathan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062382675 ISBN 13: 9780062382672

Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books, 2016

Synopsis

Middle school meets Mission Impossible in this hilarious spy series for fans of Chris Rylander, Stuart Gibbs, and Ally Carter about a girl whose life is turned upside down when she discovers her father is a superspy.

Up until Bridget's birthday the most exciting moment in her life was when Dale Tookey maybe, sort of, smiled at her one time. But that was before--before she found a mysterious present at her doorstep, before she was transported to a covert CIA agency called Section 23, and before she became Bridget Wilder: Spy-in-Training. Now Bridget's busting boys out of detention, being chauffeured by a talking car, and infiltrating the popular girls' clique to steal secret codes, all while undercover as a semi-awkward middle school girl. But will she be able to keep up with her new action-packed life?

It is no secret--Bridget Wilder: Spy-in-Training is the start of an explosive new series packed with gadgets, humor, and best of all: girl power.

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Review:

This fast-paced novel packs a lot into its pages, including realistic school drama, family tensions, cool spy gadgets, and a serious plot twist. The dearth of strong female protagonists in middle grade spy stories gives this book an added leg up. VERDICT A solid choice for libraries where action and adventure novels fly off the shelves --School Library Journal"

An action-packed series opener. --Kirkus Reviews"

An ideal spy romp for tweens on the verge of teens, with a covert invitation to self-reflection tucked into a fast-paced plot. --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books"

Readers will surely enjoy this fast-paced escapist story and eagerly await her next adventure. --Booklist"

"An action-packed series opener."--Kirkus Reviews

"An ideal spy romp for tweens on the verge of teens, with a covert invitation to self-reflection tucked into a fast-paced plot."--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"Readers will surely enjoy this fast-paced escapist story and eagerly await her next adventure."--Booklist

From the Back Cover:

No one remembers Bridget Wilder's birthday. Her family doesn't sing. The Cheerminators don't flip in her honor. The lunch ladies don't wheel out a giant cake. But someone leaves her a goody bag full of random stuff like dorky glasses, gross-flavored lip gloss, and a broken smartphone.

And when the broken phone rings, Bridget goes from invisible girl to CIA superagent.

Bridget is invited to join Section 23, a covert CIA department so hush-hush even the CIA doesn't know it exists. Section 23 handles top agents like Carter Strike who topple enemy governments and disable nuclear weapons.

Strike is Bridget's biological father, and he wants her to be a spy like him.

Now Bridget's busting boys out of detention, using her lip balm as a laser taser, and infiltrating the school's clique of slim, pretty, popular girls to steal secret codes. All to protect her country and impress a super-famous spy dad she's never even met.

But what happens if Bridget can't keep her double life hidden from friends and family? And what if Section 23 is keeping secrets of its own?

About this edition

• Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0062382675
• ISBN 13: 9780062382672
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320