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Bridget Wilder

Spy-in-Training

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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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    • School Library Journal

      June 1, 2015

      Gr 4-6-Bridget feels invisible most of the time. Her family forgets her 13th birthday, her one friend always dominates their conversations, and her classmates only acknowledge her when she is the butt of their jokes. This depressingly unremarkable life takes an unexpected turn, however, when Bridget discovers a bag of strange objects waiting on her doorstep. Can it possibly be true that Bridget's biological father, whom she's never met, is a spy, and that he wants his daughter to follow in his footsteps? This fast-paced novel packs a lot into its pages, including realistic school drama, family tensions, cool spy gadgets, and a serious plot twist. Some characterization and plot development are lacking, but the story is entertaining overall. 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.-Amy Koester, Learning Experiences Department, Skokie Public Library, IL

      Copyright 2015 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    • The Horn Book

      January 1, 2016
      Just days after her adoptive family forgets her thirteenth birthday, Bridget Wilder gets life-changing news: her biological father heads a top-secret CIA branch, and she will be its newest recruit. As the story picks up steam, Bridget juggles--with mixed results--spy missions, family dynamics, and middle-school life. Character development gets less attention than the action sequences and nifty spy gear.

      (Copyright 2016 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

    • Kirkus

      June 15, 2015
      Accustomed to being ignored, a middle child finds herself in the center of an espionage operation. Bridget's family and friends may have forgotten her 13th birthday, but someone leaves her a bag of spy gadgets at her front door. The gifts lead her to the truth about her birth father, and she's recruited as a spy-in-training for a supersecret National Security Agency section. Used to feeling invisible around her troublemaker older brother and her perfectly behaved younger sister, Bridget jumps at the opportunity to save the world in her new role. She manages to fumble through her missions with the help of her performance-enhancing tracksuit and her sarcasm. She hopes her successes will allow her to meet her birth father. Bridget's single-minded focus causes her to alienate everyone who cares about her-just as she realizes that her handler has lied to her. She attempts to pull off her most dangerous mission yet and make amends before it's too late. The slow start and dated or sometimes puzzlingly adult-skewing pop-culture references may resonate better with adults than young readers. The latter pages are action-packed but also bogged down by twists included mostly for their combat potential. The book's casual approach to virtual bullying and an apparent lack of consequences are also disappointments. An action-packed series opener with plenty of room for improvement. (Adventure. 9-12)

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  • ATOS Level:4.4
  • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
  • Text Difficulty:3

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