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Thicker Than Water

by Bruce Hale
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Just when Max Segredo learned that his father is still alive, he also learned that Simon Segredo was working for LOTUS, an evil spy operation that wants to take down the Merry Sunshine Orphanage (a.k.a. the School for S.P.I.E.S.) and take over the world. Now Simon is on the run from LOTUS, and Max's surrogate family at the orphanage is being threatened from without and within. LOTUS is trying to drive the school out of business, while the Ministry of Health is investigating an anonymous complaint about the orphanage. To top it all off, the trainee spies are riddled by fear and squabbling among themselves. Into this chaos strolls a mysterious billionaire who hires S.P.I.E.S. to steal a powerful mind control device. The fee for the job will help save the school, but there's a catch: they've got just three days to pilfer the device from an ultra-secure facility before LOTUS steals it first. Can the S.P.I.E.S beat their rivals to the prize before the orphanage doors close for good? In this action-packed sequel to Playing with Fire, it is impossible not to root for Max, a spy-in-training with mad skills, a spunky attitude, a way with the ladies (well, okay, maybe not so much), and a big heart.

  • Creators

  • Series

    School for Spies

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    July 1, 2014

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781423187868
      • File size: 5630 KB

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781423187868
      • File size: 5630 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 5.1
    • Lexile® Measure: 700
    • Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    • Text Difficulty: 3-4

  • Reviews

    • Kirkus

      April 1, 2014
      Internal dissension, security leaks and attacks from a much larger rival add up to disaster for the orphanage-cum-spy school introduced in Playing with Fire (2013). The Merry Sunshine Orphanage, now the school for Systematic Protection, Intelligence & Espionage Services, can't catch a break. Money is tight, a nosy inspector from the Ministry of Health is threatening to close the facility down, and LOTUS, the school's huge and well-heeled nemesis, is somehow finding out about and spoiling every mission. The prospect of more foster-home misery is a downer for lead spy kid Max, but that's not all. He's not only subject to constant put-downs from bullying schoolmate Nikki, but also tortured by conflicting feelings for his father, a spy who disappeared years ago but is now repeatedly popping into view at inconvenient times to deliver vague pleas or warnings. Hale is usually good at keeping things light, but here, the banter just comes off as bickering, and the jokes fall flat. So does the plot, which strings together lengthy chases with labored Mission Impossible-style exploits, features a "mole" whose identity is obvious from the outset and ends with a cliffhanger that doesn't feel earned. Where's Chet Gecko when you need him? Joyless, juiceless, predictable. (Thriller. 11-13)

      COPYRIGHT(2014) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

    • School Library Journal

      August 1, 2014

      Gr 4-7-In this follow-up to Playing with Fire (Disney-Hyperion, 2013), Max Segredo and his crew at the Merry Sunshine Orphanage (aka the School for S.P.I.E.S.) are battling against the evil LOTUS operation, which is trying to shut them down. When the S.P.I.E.S. are hired by a mysterious billionaire to steal a mind-control device, it may be their only hope of saving the school.

      Copyright 2014 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    • The Horn Book

      July 1, 2014
      Max Segredo and his classmates at School for S.P.I.E.S.--a.k.a. Merry Sunshine Orphanage--come to the rescue when competition from enemy spy organization LOTUS and a Ministry of Health audit threaten to close the school for good. Tweens with a passion for espionage (and an ability to suspend disbelief) will love this fast-paced adventure story.

      (Copyright 2014 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:5.1
  • Lexile® Measure:700
  • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
  • Text Difficulty:3-4

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