Spy School Goes North
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- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Stuart Gibbs
- ISBN：1797163469
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Reviews
Rubi
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SPOILERS BELOWSo Spy School is technically no more， but Ben and a select others are kept on for training since they've proven themselves。 Unfortunately （for them）， Cyprus's history gets them involved in another mission。 It leads to an adventure that takes our favorite characters from Alaka to Russia！ One with action， betrayls， mutiny and weapons 🙊 Lots of fun stuff for us readers hahaOnly down side？ I can't believe they let Murray escape。。。。。AGAIN！ For being such a dummy， he sure gets away with SPOILERS BELOWSo Spy School is technically no more， but Ben and a select others are kept on for training since they've proven themselves。 Unfortunately （for them）， Cyprus's history gets them involved in another mission。 It leads to an adventure that takes our favorite characters from Alaka to Russia！ One with action， betrayls， mutiny and weapons 🙊 Lots of fun stuff for us readers hahaOnly down side？ I can't believe they let Murray escape。。。。。AGAIN！ For being such a dummy， he sure gets away with a lot lolAlso， felt kinda forced for Zoey to fall for the first person she sees after being stuck alone in a camp of 7 for so long。 But hey， maybe it'll work out and they'll actually get to know each other in later books 🙂Cyrus was also being a butt but。。。。Alexander actually stepped it up！ Which was fun to read 😃 Also liked the bit of history we get about how the US aquired Alaska。 Even if half of it was fake to fit the story plot lolIt could still lead kids to research this piece of history。 I know I get curious about the facts vs fiction and have fun looking things up 😁Great read！ Looking forward to more！ 。。。more
Barbara Hackel
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This is a fun series about kids being "real" spies and their training for the CIA。 Sure it's a little unrealistic to think of 14 year old kids actually doing all the spy things， but it's fiction！ The author is very creative and interjects humor into the story and minimizes anything gruesome。 But I am still wondering why he found it necessary to have Zoe suddenly get over her crush for Ben and become involved with a Russian girl who is also a spy。 I felt it was a questionable judgement call and t This is a fun series about kids being "real" spies and their training for the CIA。 Sure it's a little unrealistic to think of 14 year old kids actually doing all the spy things， but it's fiction！ The author is very creative and interjects humor into the story and minimizes anything gruesome。 But I am still wondering why he found it necessary to have Zoe suddenly get over her crush for Ben and become involved with a Russian girl who is also a spy。 I felt it was a questionable judgement call and the forming of a lesbian relationship did not advance or strengthen the story。 The character could have been included without sexual orientation being an issue。 That was an intrusion of sexual propaganda that detracted from story。 。。。more
Ranee
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I have loved the Spy School series but this one did not sit well with me in many ways， especially for juvenile fiction。 I concur with some of the other 1 and 2 star ratings。 If there’s another book in the series， which the ending hints at， I hope it’s more like the earlier ones。
Ellie
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What happened to the old spy school stories？
Ruby
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Great！
ang
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3。7 ⭐️ loveee but i will stfu and wait for tasha to finish before i write because i know she’ll read this no spoilers🪿🪿
Emma D
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amazing book
Yuyudai123
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top 10 literary works of the 21st century
Bruce Sembar
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My rating might be a little low because I am an adult。 The plot was the good guys against the bad guys。 My trouble with the book was believing a bunch of young teens who constantly got themselves into seemingly impossible situations were able to get out of them with little problems。 The fact that they could overcome bad guys who were adults with physical force seemed ludicrous。 I guess， similar storylines in most recent Sylvester Stallone movies where 70 year olds are overcoming 30 year old bad My rating might be a little low because I am an adult。 The plot was the good guys against the bad guys。 My trouble with the book was believing a bunch of young teens who constantly got themselves into seemingly impossible situations were able to get out of them with little problems。 The fact that they could overcome bad guys who were adults with physical force seemed ludicrous。 I guess， similar storylines in most recent Sylvester Stallone movies where 70 year olds are overcoming 30 year old bad guys are just as ludicrous。 I imagine if you are a 12 or 13 year old this might be a great book to read。 And any books that can get young people to put down their phones or video games is a positive。 。。。more
K T
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 didn't quite like the ending， but the letter that was sent at the end is making me wonder what the next book is going to be aboutvery weird for zoe， a 14 year old， to be stressing out on not dating anyone。 why was there a love at first sight thing？ even after the whole book， i still don't trust svetlanawhy did murray have to come back？ who did murray send the letter to？ it has to be someone that was there （on the island with the walri）， but it isn't ben， because it said "destroy ben ripley once didn't quite like the ending， but the letter that was sent at the end is making me wonder what the next book is going to be aboutvery weird for zoe， a 14 year old， to be stressing out on not dating anyone。 why was there a love at first sight thing？ even after the whole book， i still don't trust svetlanawhy did murray have to come back？ who did murray send the letter to？ it has to be someone that was there （on the island with the walri）， but it isn't ben， because it said "destroy ben ripley once and for all" who would murray trust to send a letter to， about destroying ben？the doomsday plot wasn't even that bad， i agree with cyrus， who cares about the caribou？？？might reread， kinda confusing 。。。more
Robin Perkins
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I received this book as part of a Goodreads giveaway。This was an interesting book for a middle schooler， in fact my daughter （14 years old） is very interested to read it。 There are several age appropriate funny anecdotes。 It is a good story that is not to complicated。 It was a fun easy to read book。
Jason Dowdy
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Spy School Goes North was a decent continuation to the Spy School series。 I liked the idea of the main characters having private lessons in Alaska， and the submarine plot was fantastic。 However， there were a few twists that I wasn't a fan of。 Overall， the book was alright。 Spy School Goes North was a decent continuation to the Spy School series。 I liked the idea of the main characters having private lessons in Alaska， and the submarine plot was fantastic。 However， there were a few twists that I wasn't a fan of。 Overall， the book was alright。 。。。more
Lainellay Reads
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i literally almost cried happy tears when i got this book。 the spy school series was， is and forever will be my childhood series。 i love everything about it ❤️ （i know that's biased since i'm emotionally attached to it but whatever lol） i literally almost cried happy tears when i got this book。 the spy school series was， is and forever will be my childhood series。 i love everything about it ❤️ （i know that's biased since i'm emotionally attached to it but whatever lol） 。。。more
Ace
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Wasn’t as good as the rest of the series could have been better but Im so happy for Zoe and love the inclusion
Liliya Ushin
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Really good book！ But maybe for a bit younger audience。
Dookieface
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SSGN is a wonderful， action packed novel， but it's very underwhelming， and finishing this book felt like more of a chore， which I have never experienced in a book written by Stuart Gibbs。What sets this novel back is simply the plot。 That's it。 The action sequences are decent， but the plot is very， very unsatisfying。 What made the previous spy school novels so interesting and intense was the overarching mystery element paired with an extremely satisfying ending。 SSGN fails to provide an exciting SSGN is a wonderful， action packed novel， but it's very underwhelming， and finishing this book felt like more of a chore， which I have never experienced in a book written by Stuart Gibbs。What sets this novel back is simply the plot。 That's it。 The action sequences are decent， but the plot is very， very unsatisfying。 What made the previous spy school novels so interesting and intense was the overarching mystery element paired with an extremely satisfying ending。 SSGN fails to provide an exciting mystery element， and the resolution is well thought out， but it just feels lazy。 In addition， what made the Spy School novels were the addition of more and more characters， because it felt very lively and exciting。 Now I understand that the point of going North was for isolation， but the book just feels too empty， and again， its very underwhelming。 However， this book is far more funnier than the others， so that's an improvement。Pros:- Some very intense moments and action packed sequences- Humor- More relationships created between characters & a side arc of dramaCons:- Plot itself is very underwhelming and disappointing- Every problem that happens against Ben is solved within 3-4 pages， which is disappointing as well 。。。more
Cris
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This is the eleventh book of the Spy School Series。 The school has moved to Alaska to hide。 The gang must save Grandpa Hale from the Russians and stop the Doomsday Day Plot！
may
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this one moved a bit slower than some of the other ones， but it was still fun and silly。 i liked that zoe was given a new plotline and i found hers to be interesting （though i do think it's a bit ridiculous for a 14 year old to be stressing over not having a romantic partner， i can relate to the feeling of feeling like all your friends have one and you don't。 also it's a bit funny that she just falls for the first person their age she encounters like it's a bit iconic）。 the action drama was fun， this one moved a bit slower than some of the other ones， but it was still fun and silly。 i liked that zoe was given a new plotline and i found hers to be interesting （though i do think it's a bit ridiculous for a 14 year old to be stressing over not having a romantic partner， i can relate to the feeling of feeling like all your friends have one and you don't。 also it's a bit funny that she just falls for the first person their age she encounters like it's a bit iconic）。 the action drama was fun， helicopters were fun to read about idk LOLi also like how ben and erica's relationship isn't super mushy because it would feel extremely out of character for erica。 their mutual respect for each other and how she's genuinely excited for him and defends his value as a team member is cute and i just really love their relationship。 i also really liked how ben realizes he's become a lot more competent and just didn't realize because he was always comparing himself to everyone else （who had a head start on him and were always progressing， so he always felt behind。） it was a really cool character moment when he realized he was able to knock out his first bad guy！ like yeah dude， it only took 11 books， but i'm so happy for you！ i really only read these books because i love erica and her family drama with cyrus at the end chef's kiss no notes i love ittl;dr: i <3 erica hale 。。。more
~Orion's Bae~
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the love at first sight was too much for me 😭
Jill
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very politicalIt is a little overwhelming how much was put into this book that was political。 It detracted from the actual story which was a kind of sad plot to begin with。 Again Ben is inept and barely saves the day but he does。 Tina is back and helps save them from the walri。 Would the CIA take a sneaky Russian spy？ I would doubt it。 Why can’t he just retire？ It’s probably because they want to keep his granddaughter around since she’s the same as Erica but different。Overall it was kind of crin very politicalIt is a little overwhelming how much was put into this book that was political。 It detracted from the actual story which was a kind of sad plot to begin with。 Again Ben is inept and barely saves the day but he does。 Tina is back and helps save them from the walri。 Would the CIA take a sneaky Russian spy？ I would doubt it。 Why can’t he just retire？ It’s probably because they want to keep his granddaughter around since she’s the same as Erica but different。Overall it was kind of cringy。 Erica was not as pathetic as she had been in the last three post Spy School vs。 Spyder but nothing still comes close to those。Not sure if I’m looking forward to another to find out what Murray is planning again this time。 。。。more
Ananiah
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It’s super NOT cool what happens to Zoe。 I definitely don’t agree with it， but other than that， it was decent。
Ellie
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4。00 ⭐️
Darius Mehri
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AmazingStuart’s Gibbs adds humor and thrill into a book at the same time。 Would definitely recommend it to kids。 😄
Calista Chandler
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Its only because Erica and Ben only kissed on the cheek and I don't ship Zoe with her new girlfriend。 Its only because Erica and Ben only kissed on the cheek and I don't ship Zoe with her new girlfriend。 。。。more
Kaveh W
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It was a good beginning and a good middle but the end what less interesting then his other books。
Stormi （StormReads）
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Great new installment in the Spy School series！ Loved the Alaska setting！
Tina
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From my 10-year old: First time reading a book from the series （all his friends knew about the series） he completed the book in a few days and was so excited by all the action packed scenes。 He found many parts funny。 We will be getting the rest of the series。 Thank you Goodreads giveaway and to the publisher for a copy
Ethan
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I won this book from a giveaway which I was super excited about， but after reading it… Spy School Goes North really disappointed me。 The plot was fairly exciting， but it was basically identical to all the other spy school plots。 Which makes sense， considering that this is the ELEVENTH book in the series。 The only thing that was really different was the location being in Alaska， which was actually pretty interesting and one of the few redeeming factors。 I feel like the best way for this series t I won this book from a giveaway which I was super excited about， but after reading it… Spy School Goes North really disappointed me。 The plot was fairly exciting， but it was basically identical to all the other spy school plots。 Which makes sense， considering that this is the ELEVENTH book in the series。 The only thing that was really different was the location being in Alaska， which was actually pretty interesting and one of the few redeeming factors。 I feel like the best way for this series to stop being repetitive is to just make one final book and finish it up。 And for another thing， Mr。 Gibbs is not the best at writing romantic relationships。 Ben and Erica's relationship was barely talked about， which I somewhat understand because this is a middle grade book， but if you're not going to develop a relationship maybe just don't put it in at all。 And I'm going to try not to give too many spoilers， but ahem， another relationship that developed in this book was pretty much love at first sight， and it seemed really unrealistic and unnecessary。 Not to mention it was a gay relationship， which I do not like at all in middle grade books ESPECIALLY when it's one of the children/teens themselves。 Disagree with me all you want， but it was just ridiculous。 It would have been bad even as a normal guy and girl relationship。 Also， I'm getting really tired of Murray Hill， （yes he's in this book YET AGAIN lol） though that might be a testament to the author's writing skills。 He sure can write an annoying character。 Overall， I feel like this author's books have been deteriorating now for a few years。 Yes， there have been some good books， like the Once Upon A Tim series （which I love）， and the third Charlie Thorne book。 But the last two Funjungle books， Spy School book， and now this one have all honestly just been really bad。 In spite of all this， I'm sure there will still be tons of Spy School fans raving over this book， but it was definitely not for me and others I know。 I hope this series gets better， but I'm not holding my breath。Also a special thanks to Amy for reading this book and writing another review with me 。。。more
Joyeux Noelle
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I received this book in a Goodreads and since it’s a YA novel has my 15 year-old voracious reader read it。 My son finished the book in three hours， so it kept his attention。 These are his thoughts:****The Pacing: starts with a bang， slows down， and picks up again。The Location: It’s set in Alaska and you learn a lot about bears。 There were a lot of slow monologues that were boring and confusing。 The Characters: Interesting and well-rounded。 It felt like a rip-off of a rip-off of a rip-off of an A I received this book in a Goodreads and since it’s a YA novel has my 15 year-old voracious reader read it。 My son finished the book in three hours， so it kept his attention。 These are his thoughts:****The Pacing: starts with a bang， slows down， and picks up again。The Location: It’s set in Alaska and you learn a lot about bears。 There were a lot of slow monologues that were boring and confusing。 The Characters: Interesting and well-rounded。 It felt like a rip-off of a rip-off of a rip-off of an Alex Rider， but still good。The Plot: It picks up from the previous。 Ok where the Spy School had been destroyed and their temporary school relocated to Alaska while they figure out what is going and look for Amanda’s grandfather。 Meanwhile her grandfather’s nemesis wants to destroy the world with a Doomsday device。*****Parent POV: There is one gay character who shows up halfway through the book， so make your own judgements based on your family values。 。。。more
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