FICTION

Mission: Back to School

by Susan HOOD
illus. by Mary Lundquist. 32p. Random. Jul. 2016. Tr $16.99. ISBN 9780385384711.
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Gr 1–3—Students are treated like special agents in this tongue-in-cheek training manual for returning to spy school. The vocabulary is rich, catering to budding espionage aficionados. But Lundquist's soft, friendly sketches balance out the intrigue by depicting normal school routines. Student agents "suit up" when getting ready for school and arrive and meet their "Intelligence Officer," a bespectacled yet youthful man. They "build diplomatic relations" when making friends and practice "decoding information" while sounding out words. When the whirlwind of recapturing a suspiciously furry rogue agent is over, they return home for their final reports.
VERDICT Humorous details, diverse agents, and a full day's worth of elementary school fieldwork make this an excellent choice for students on the first day of school.
Reviewed by Jenna Boles, Greene County Public Library, Beavercreek, OH , Aug 01, 2016

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