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Spy School Goes South by Stuart Gibbs - ESSENTIAL

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Spy School Goes South (Spy School #6) by Stuart Gibbs , 335 pages.  Simon, 2018.  $18. Language: G; Mature Content: G; Violence: PG (lots of action, light description) BUYING ADVISORY:  EL, MS - ESSENTIAL AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH Welcome back to spy school. The evil traitor Murray Hill is ready to spill the beans about SPYDER, but he will only tell his secrets to Ben Ripley.  Now Ben and Erica are headed somewhere with Murray in tow, and two stowaways – Mike and Zoe.  They are only supposed to observe, but why observe when you might be able to take down the whole organization? With his signature flair, Gibbs takes us back to spy school in another dangerous, yet hilarious caper. So much danger mixed with valiant deeds. Sit back and enjoy the ride! Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS

Mission Alert series - OPTIONAL

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Grayfields (54 pages) and Viper Attack (57 pages) by Benjamin Hulme-Cross .  HI/LO.  Darby Creek (Lerner), 2018.  $8 (paperback). Content: G  BUYING ADVISORY:  MS - OPTIONAL AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE Tom and Zilla are twins who also happened to work for the Secret Service.  They get sent in when an adult might be too suspicious.  In each book they receive a mission that they have to successfully complete.  Grayfields is about sabotage at a nuclear power plant; in Viper Attack they have to protect the son of a visiting scientist. Two books of the Mission Alert series.  The book are super low – tailor-made for your middle school students who are ready two or three levels below grade level.  The action is exciting enough to catch their attention.  Each book includes questions at the back to see whether  the reader was paying attention. Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS