The Doublecross
(And Other Skills I Learned as a Superspy)
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Publisher Description
With a hilarious and charismatic cast of characters, this start to a fresh middle grade action-adventure series is part Spy Kids and all fun!
Everyone in twelve-year-old Hale's family is a spy, going way back. They've all worked for the Sub Rosa Society, an elite organization that's so top secret that new agents aren't recruited; they're born. His parents may be the ultimate spy team at SRS, but Hale isn't your typical stealthy spy--he is, as his mother puts it, "big-boned," and as some of his classmates put it, "fat." Still, he's convinced he will someday be a great field agent. After all, it's his legacy.
But when both his mother and father go missing on a secret mission--likely captured by the SRS's number one enemy--it's Hale's time to step up and (with a little help from his acrobat-cheerleader little sister) save the day.
Don't miss these other books from Jackson Pearce:
The Doublecross
The Inside Job
The Ellie, Engineer series
Ellie, Engineer
Ellie, Engineer: The Next Level
Ellie, Engineer: In the Spotlight
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Pearce (Pip Bartlett's Guide to Magical Creatures) spins a thoroughly enjoyable story about a secret spy agency, the Sub Rosa Society, where agents are trained from birth in subjects like Body Language Analysis and Emergency Undercover Ops. Hale Jordan, the chubby 12-year-old son of "The Team" two of SRS's most decorated agents wants desperately to follow in his parents' footsteps, but he can't pass the physical exam to become a junior agent. After his parents go missing, Hale's spy skills are tested in the real world, where villains don't always look like villains. Pearce's spy gadgetry and scenes of agent training are clever and fun, but it's the always-underestimated Hale, with his systematic and unconventional approach to every challenge ("Mission: Get sent on Friday's mission. Step 1: Wait for chili day"), who makes this such an entertaining and memorable story. Fans of the spy-thriller genre may anticipate some of the twists, but Hale's pursuit of the truth is no less exciting for it. Pearce sets the stage for what could easily become a favorite series. Ages 8 12.
