Middle Grade Monday: Spy School: the Graphic Novel by Stuart Gibbs

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Spy School: the Graphic Novel by Stuart Gibbs and illustrated by Anjan Sarker. Spy School GN #1. 296 p. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, February, 2022. 97811534455429. (Review of finished purchased copy.)

Happy Monday! I hope you had a wonderful weekend! Middle Grade Monday features Spy School: the Graphic Novel by Stuart Gibbs and illustrated by Anjan Sarker. The first book in the wildly popular, long running Spy School series has been adapted to the graphic novel format! Avid gamer Ben finds himself recruited for CIA training in a secret school. It's a dream come true for Ben. He may be a math genius, but cool under pressure, he is not. An attempt on his life is made and there's a mole in the school. The adults are inept, so it's up to Ben and Erica, the smartest, coolest, most beautiful girl in the school to investigate.

The fast-paced action translates well into the graphic novel format. The palette zings with energy and visual humor. Fans of the series will gobble this one up. Fans of graphic novels will as well and might just try out the series. More please!