Spy School by Stuart Gibbs

Can an undercover nerd become a superstar agent? Ben Ripley sure hopes soâÈ'and his life may depend on it!

Ben Ripley may only be in middle school, but heâÈçs already pegged his dream job: C.I.A. or bust. Unfortunately for him, his personality doesnâÈçt exactly scream âÈêsecret agent.âÈë In fact, Ben is so awkward, he can barely get to school and back without a mishap. Because of his innate nerdiness, Ben is not surprised when he is recruited for a magnet school with a focus on scienceâÈ'but heâÈçs entirely shocked to discover that the school is actually a front for a junior C.I.A. academy. Could the C.I.A. really want him?

Actually, no. ThereâÈçs been a case of mistaken identityâÈ'but that doesnâÈçt stop Ben from trying to morph into a supercool undercover agent, the kind that always gets the girl. And through a series of hilarious misadventures, Ben realizes he might actually be a halfway decent spyâÈöif he can survive all the attempts being made on his life!

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.