A little over a year ago, I found a book called NERDS at Goodwill. I read the synopsis on the back and immediately had to get it. After finishing the book I was reading at the time, I started reading it and fell in love with it right away.
The National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society (or NERDS for short) series is written by Michael Buckley for kids ages 8-11 (geared more towards boys). There are 5 books in the entire series and it follows 5 elementary age kids who are given "upgrades" to help fight against all sorts of villains to save the world.
Each of the books follows each of the 5 members of the NERDS team and gives you an insight to what it's like to live a life being a secret spy at the age of 11 years old and what their different superpowers are capable of. From eating and secreting glue to super allergies to braces that can form anything, the superpowers that these kids were "upgraded" with are truly ingenious! I loved the creativity that Michael Buckley comes up with. All of the different superpowers, gadgets, headquarters are all completely different from what you may have seen in other spy movies, TV shows, books, etc.
And the villains! They are just as imaginative as the superpowers. There's a boy who dresses up as and lives with squirrels who have been trained to become his army. There's another villain who has moved up the criminal chain from goon to villain who wears a ski mask with a skull on it who just wants things done correctly the first time he asks. A boy who goes into an alternate universe and comes back as a big head who can destroy the world with just a thought. And those are just a few. There are MANY more villains as you keep reading the books. They are all obsessed with taking over the world and the way they plan on doing it is hilarious.
But what I love the most about these books is that every few chapters Michael Buckley has a different challenge that every NERDS agent had to go through in order to qualify and become a spy. There are physical challenges, mental challenges, situational challenges and they are all ridiculously fun!
If your son (and/or you) are looking for a fun, imaginative, spy series, I highly recommend the NERDS series by Michael Buckley.
Order of the books:
NERDS: National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society
NERDS: M is for Mama's Boy
NERDS: The Cheerleaders of Doom
NERDS: The Villain Virus
NERDS: Attack of the Bullies
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