My ten-year-old son has read all of King's books several times, a huge compliment to the author . . . He's very picky and won't waste his time on any old book . . . King's humor is spot-on for middle schoolers.
--Metro Parent
Bart King's books are popular with middle school readers, a notoriously tough audience....
The Big Book of Spy Stuffcontains a lot of interesting facts and snappy stories mixed in with the silliness.
--The Oregonian
Bart King is the master of humor, and "Spy Stuff" is a wonderful book to be enjoyed by all. You can get it as an e-book, but this is one you definitely want to hold in your hands. LOVED IT!
--Tina Nichols Coury
This lightly illustrated, tongue-in-cheek guide to espionage (part of the Big Book series) explores a broad swathe of spy-related topics--everything from eavesdropping and code breaking to cyber-warfare and spreading misinformation--while referring to historical (and recent) spies and spy operations. King includes topics like assassination, but keeps the tone light ("Some villains are so mean, their assassination seems only fair"). Amusing anecdotes, such as when Madeleine Albright wore a bright bug pin for a meeting with the Russians (to inform them that she knew of the bugs they'd placed in State Department offices), should entertain while giving readers a sense of how espionage works in the real world. Ages 8-up.
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Publishers Weekly)
