Spy School British Invasion

By Stuart Gibbs

Book #7 in the Spy School series

Young spies must outwit a global threat with a mysterious key.

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352 pages· 64,970 words· Est. 7 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Thirteen-year-old Ben Ripley and his spy school friends are stranded in Mexico, racing against time to dismantle the sinister SPYDER organization. With only a cryptic key as their guide, they must defy the CIA, ally with MI6, and navigate treacherous betrayals. Can they outsmart rival factions and decode the mystery before it's too late? Their mission is fraught with danger, but failure is not an option. Join Ben on this thrilling adventure to uncover secrets and bring down SPYDER once and for all.

From the publisher

Superspy middle schooler Ben Ripley is finally going to take SPYDER down, once and for all, in this latest addition to the New York Times bestselling Spy School series. Stranded in Mexico after nearly capturing the leaders of SPYDER, thirteen-year-old Ben Ripley desperately needs to take a shower. But even more so, he and his spy school friends need to come up with a new plan to defeat their enemies, their only clue a key that opens…something. The Mission: Go rogue from the CIA, join up with the British MI6 to locate the leader of SPYDER, the enigmatic Mr. E, and bring down the evil organization once and for all. Only it won’t be easy. They’ll have to deal with rival evil splinter factions, devious double-crosses and learning to drive on the opposite side of the road. But they have no other choice: this is their last and final chance to crack the code on SPYDER.

At a glance

Format
Pages: 352
Words: 64,970
Reading age: 9–12
Audience: Middle Grade
Lexile: 850L

Themes & topics

Books about friendship Books about school Books about spies Books about adventure and adventurers Books about espionage

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Sex

A girl slips off her bra from under her clothes and uses it as a slingshot to help the team escape from the bad guys.

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