Blackout
Superspy middle schooler Ben Ripley goes off the grid to eliminate a cybersecurity threat.
After a devious computer hacker pulls off the CIA’s worst-case scenario, shutting down power networks all over the world, Ben and his fellow spies-in-training are forced to make a harrowing emergency landing of their plane in Indonesia. While chaos begins to erupt around the planet, Ben deduces that his team is closer to the mysterious hacker’s base than anyone else. But with all computers and phones down, there’s no way to communicate with anyone at the CIA.
On their latest mission to save the world, Ben and his friends face a conniving villain, assassins, pirates, sharks, and very big lizards in the most remote—and deadly—location of any spy school yet!
About the Spy School Series
Books in series order
- 1.Spy School(2012)
- 2.Spy Camp(2013)
- 3.Evil Spy School(2015)
- 4.Spy Ski School(2016)
- 5.Spy School Secret Service(2017)
- 6.Spy School Goes South(2018)
- 7.Spy School British Invasion(2019)
- 8.Spy School Revolution(2020)
- 9.Spy School at Sea(2021)
- 10.Spy School Project X(2022)
- 11.Spy School Goes North(2023)
- 12.Spy School Goes Wild(2024)
- 13.Blackout(2025)
Reading age: 8+ years
This series should be read in order.
Can an undercover nerd become a superstar agent? Ben Ripley sure hopes so—and his life may depend on it!
Ben Ripley may only be in middle school, but he’s already pegged his dream job: CIA or bust. Unfortunately for him, his personality doesn’t exactly scream “secret agent.” 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 science—but he’s entirely shocked to discover that the school is actually a front for a junior CIA academy. Could the CIA really want him?
“Combines Alex Rider’s espionage skills with a huge dose of the sarcasm of Artemis Fowl.” —School Library Journal