Spy School

 My 5th graders are going to LOVE this series.  Ben Ripley is middle-schooler, a bit of a nerd, and one who loves playing spy.  When a man in a tuxedo surprises him at his house to tell him he is being recruited for the Junior CIA academy for Spies, he is shocked and thrilled.  He can tell no one.  His parents think he is going to a prestigious Science Academy.  As soon as he arrives on campus, the action starts and does not let up.  According to the file they have on him, Ben is a genius with codes.  He didn't think so!  Someone wants what he knows about a plan called Pinwheel that they say he invented!  How can he have invented something and not know? With the help of a friend in the school, he finds himself at the middle of a plot.  This book was full of action and humor.  It is geared for middle school readers, but I didn't find anything other than a mild cuss word that might have made it inappropriate for K-5.  Buckle up! (FIC GIB)