The Real Spy's Guide to Becoming a Spy

by Suzanne Harper and Peter Earnest

Book Overview

Created by the founding executive director of the International Spy Museum, who is also a former operative in the CIA's Clandestine Service, this is the official handbook for kids who dream of one day becoming a spy or working in the intelligence field. Have you ever wondered what spies really do. What kind of training is involved? Do you have to go to a special school or take a polygraph test? How do you live your "cover"? How does your work life affect your relationships with your friends and family? Is there danger involved? This fascinating, fact-filled book answers these questions and more while providing a historical timeline, definitions of key terms, suggestions for further reading, an index, quizzes, and exercises to see if you have the right spy stuff. F&P level: V

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081098329X
• ISBN13: 9780810983298
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.6" x 9.7"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7