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Little, Brown & Co. (2003), Edition: 1st US, 214 pages
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As students at a special high school that trains them to be secret agents, six teenagers struggle to complete the training exercises as a team before being sent out into the field to sink or swim.
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LibraryThing member mtinsley
In the world of teenage spying, Jake, Ben, Eddie, Jennifer, Cally, and Lori make up Deveraux Academy’s Bond Team. Being one of the six members of this team takes much more than everyday focus and is without a doubt a full-time job. Being on the team would be probably the single, greatest
Since the book takes place around 2060, the characters come from backgrounds that in the present day could rarely be imagined. Ben for instance is what is called a “domer” basically the air quality got so bad in the United States; all of our agriculture was almost completely destroyed. So, for the farms to exist in 2060, the farms were put in domes. Ben is the son of a farmer of one of these domes in Oklahoma.
The main characters in the book started off not really liking each other. Like today, the team really judged each other on looks and social backgrounds. So the class system didn’t really change in the sixty year period between us and them. The only things that did change changed dramatically.
Technology for instance: the development of holograms was so far along they were able to create a fully functioning school using them. They were also able to accommodate virtual reality into the curriculum at “Spy High.” This is technology that is just starting to be implemented today.
By the end of the book, most of the characters have learned to co-exist with one another, but still have problems that still need some serious work. This book is the precursor to a series that was definitely meant to be strictly for character development and was done extremely well.
Having read the Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz, Spy High is more than comparable in technology, action, and character development. The book itself has the detail of Tom Clancy, along with the action of Ian Fleming. This book is just as fun for the reader as it was for the author to write it.
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experience of one’s entire life.Since the book takes place around 2060, the characters come from backgrounds that in the present day could rarely be imagined. Ben for instance is what is called a “domer” basically the air quality got so bad in the United States; all of our agriculture was almost completely destroyed. So, for the farms to exist in 2060, the farms were put in domes. Ben is the son of a farmer of one of these domes in Oklahoma.
The main characters in the book started off not really liking each other. Like today, the team really judged each other on looks and social backgrounds. So the class system didn’t really change in the sixty year period between us and them. The only things that did change changed dramatically.
Technology for instance: the development of holograms was so far along they were able to create a fully functioning school using them. They were also able to accommodate virtual reality into the curriculum at “Spy High.” This is technology that is just starting to be implemented today.
By the end of the book, most of the characters have learned to co-exist with one another, but still have problems that still need some serious work. This book is the precursor to a series that was definitely meant to be strictly for character development and was done extremely well.
Having read the Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz, Spy High is more than comparable in technology, action, and character development. The book itself has the detail of Tom Clancy, along with the action of Ian Fleming. This book is just as fun for the reader as it was for the author to write it.
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LibraryThing member melwil_2006
Late last year I found a series of books called CHERUB. These were fantastic British books, full of good characterisation and interesting plot lines.
When I first picked up The Frankenstein Factory, I was hoping it would be similar - an American version, if you like. Unfortunately it was not to be.
The book probably suffered because I was comparing it to the CHERUB series - on it's own, it would probably stand up better. It did become more interesting as you got into it, although it felt a little predictable from place to place.
When I first picked up The Frankenstein Factory, I was hoping it would be similar - an American version, if you like. Unfortunately it was not to be.
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The storylines are set in the future, and the enemy seems flat and unthreatening - unlike the very real threats in CHERUB. Also the characters seem more set to stereotypes - Ben the rich boy-leader, Eddie the goof, Jake the troubled bad-boy, Lori the beauty, Callie the uber-smart street kid, and Jennifer the cold martial arts expert. Finally, no real justification is given to why these spies are chosen as teenagers.The book probably suffered because I was comparing it to the CHERUB series - on it's own, it would probably stand up better. It did become more interesting as you got into it, although it felt a little predictable from place to place.
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LibraryThing member chibimajo
At spy school, you're divided into teams, and sometimes your assignments are real. This group of 6 boys and girls must learn to work together before they fail their mission, and all die.
LibraryThing member StBu0404
An okay book. There was not as much plot as I would have liked. I have read better spy books before, was a little disappointed.
LibraryThing member bookscantgetenough
This book definitely has some very slow parts. Towards the middle that is when it picks up the momentum but then loses it towards the end. I hope the second book is better than the first.
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214 p.; 7.5 inches
ISBN
031615587X / 9780316155878
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214