Model Spy (The Specialists, book 1), by Shannon GreenlandYoung Adult, 2007
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Teen genius Kelly James is in a lot of hot water. A whiz with computers, she agreed to help her college RA, David, uncover some top-secret information. After all, she doesn't have many friends and David has always been nice to her. All she has to do is hack into the government's main computer system. But a few hours later, her whole life changes. She is caught and taken in for questioning, only this isn't your run-of-the-mill arrest. Rather than serve a juvenile detention sentence, she accepts the option to change her name and enlist in a secret government spy agency that trains teen agents to go undercover. As if that wasn't overwhelming enough, she discovers that David works for this agency as well!
Teen agents is one of those ideas that's interesting when done well. I liked it, but wanted more meat, if that makes sense. Kelly is supposed to have a 191 IQ. You just assume it while seeing very few examples of her prowess. However, it was an engaging plot, with a fun idea. The rest of the series focuses on the other recruits. I might get to them one day, but I'm not dying to read them right this second.
Graded a B-.
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