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Zusatztext "Readers will surely enjoy this fast-paced escapist story and eagerly await her next adventure." Informationen zum Autor Jonathan Bernstein was never a spy—but then that's what someone who actually was a spy would want you to believe. Here's what we do know: He writes books, magazine articles, and movies. He was born in Scotland and lives in Los Angeles. This is his first middle grade novel. Everything else is classified. Klappentext No one remembers Bridget Wilder's birthday. Her family doesn't sing. The Cheerminators don't flip in her honor. The lunch ladies don't wheel out a giant cake. But someone leaves her a goody bag full of random stuff like dorky glasses, gross-flavored lip gloss, and a broken smartphone. And when the broken phone rings, Bridget goes from invisible girl to CIA superagent. Bridget is invited to join Section 23, a covert CIA department so hush-hush even the CIA doesn't know it exists. Section 23 handles top agents like Carter Strike who topple enemy governments and disable nuclear weapons. Strike is Bridget's biological father, and he wants her to be a spy like him. Now Bridget's busting boys out of detention, using her lip balm as a laser taser, and infiltrating the school's clique of slim, pretty, popular girls to steal secret codes. All to protect her country and impress a super-famous spy dad she's never even met. But what happens if Bridget can't keep her double life hidden from friends and family? And what if Section 23 is keeping secrets of its own? Zusammenfassung 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. ...