Twelve-year-old Ben Ripley leaves his public middle School to attend the CIA\'s highly secretive Espionage Academy, which everyone is told is an elite science school.
Could the CIA really want him?.
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 CIA academy.
In fact, Ben is so awkward, he can barely get to School and back without a mishap.
Unfortunately for him, his personality doesn\'t exactly scream secret agent. -- School Library Journal Can an undercover nerd become a superstar agent? In the first book in the New York Times bestselling Spy School series, 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: CIA or bust.
Combines Alex Rider\'s espionage skills with a huge dose of the sarcasm of Artemis Fowl.
Twelve-year-old Ben Ripley leaves his public middle School to attend the CIA\'s highly secretive Espionage Academy, which everyone is told is an elite science school
