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BRIDGET WILDER

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Full Name: Bridget Wilder
Nationality: British
Organization: British Intelligence
Occupation Agent

Creator: Jonathan Bernstein
Time Span: 2015 - 2017

ABOUT THE SERIES

Bridget Wilder is an agent for Section 23.

That Section (not sure if there are other numbered sections ... there sort of has to be right, because being #23 without there being or having been #1-#22 seems sort of goofy) is part of the CIA. Except apparently the CIA does not know about it. We are told it is "a covert agency buried deep inside the bowels of the CIA" which is kind of cool and a whole lot of spooky.

But Wilder is not a spy, really. Well, she is and isn't and that is what makes the adventures about her really neat in a really confusing sort of way.

"It's about an unnoticed, underestimated 13 year-old girl who finds out that her biological father is a legendary spy of international renown and fearsome reputation. She also finds out that her existence is as much of a shock to him as his is to her. He wants to get to know his daughter and decides the best way to do that is to get her involved with the family business, i.e: spying. He kits her out with all manner of cool gadgets and weapons that make her super-fast and agile, that give her the ability to decry when people are lying, and that allow her to shoot laser beams from a tune of lip balm. Bridget displays a real aptitude for spying. Which is good news because she's about be plunged into a world where no one is what they seem and nothing anyone says or does can be trusted."

That's the really neat part of the series. The really confusing part is that Section 23 is filled with a bunch of poop-heads who are out to cause trouble and that makes trouble for Wilder and her father, who has the nifty name of Carter Strike. But when people say that Strike is legendary, they say it because he is really awesomely good at it and with some training so is Wilder so those poop-heads at Section 23 - and other poop-heads to come later - learn that the hard way.

YOUNG ADULT BOOKS

Number of Books:3
First Appearance:2015
Last Appearance:2017

1 Spy-in-Training Spy-in-Training
Written by Jonathan Bernstein
Copyright: 2015

"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?"
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2 Spy to the Rescue Spy to the Rescue
Written by Jonathan Bernstein
Copyright: 2015

When the top-secret spy agency that recruited Bridget turns out to be a fake, Bridget hopes her superspy father will teach her his tricks, stealth codes, and martial-arts moves (WRONG!). Instead of drop-kicking evil villains and shooting laser beams from her lip gloss, he wants to bond over normal (aka BORING!) stuff like TV, fro yo, and boy talk. But when Bridget gets framed for stealing cheerleading secrets and ruining the most glamorous party of the birthday season, her spy instincts kick in: she’s being set up. And when her spy dad goes missing, Bridget knows she’s the only one who can bring him back alive—official spy or not.
Now Bridget’s back in the spy game and on a plane headed straight to New York City with her best friend by her side and a crafty nanomarble sidekick that does everything from hacking phones to taking down the fiercest enemy agents.
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3 Live Free, Spy Hard Live Free, Spy Hard
Written by Jonathan Bernstein
Copyright: 2017

"Super-spy Bridget Wilder goes from middle school to the White House on an undercover mission to rescue the president’s daughter in the conclusion to this hilarious, action-packed series. As a CIA super-spy, Bridget Wilder protects famous boy bands, rescues cooking contest contestants, and tackles evil villains at school assemblies. So when the President’s daughter is kidnapped on the campaign trail, Bridget goes undercover to stop a malicious plot to seize control of the United States of America.
But when saving the country means sharing her secret identity—with her mom!—Bridget’s double-life is threatened. Is this super-spy about to get super-grounded or will Bridget Wilder survive to spy another day?"
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MY COMMENTS

Gosh darn it, if this series had been around back when I was the intended reading for these adventures [8-12 years of age, grade levels 3-7] I would have loved them. Yes, they are sort of really aimed at girls and I was boy but the author, Jonathan Bernstein, does a very very good job and so boys and girls both should enjoy them. Just as a very old boy (me) did.

There is a whole bunch put into these stories. They are not filled with empty space - we readers are given a whole lot of excitement and action in each book. And each one ended nicely but made me just want to know what happened next. That's cool.

GRADE

My Grade: B+

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