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Mac Cracks the Code

Mac Cracks the Code

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  • Create Date：2021-04-23 11:56:07
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Mac Barnett
  • ISBN：1338594230
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Summary

Mac B。 and his arch-nemesis are facing off at the Video Game World Championships！ But first， Mac B。 needs to crack an unbreakable secret code。。。 can he solve it in time to defeat his enemy？ Find out in this kid spy adventure from New York Times bestselling author， Mac Barnett！

The Queen of England calls on Mac B。 once again！ This time， Mac must crack a secret code that has been recovered from a double agent。 A series of clues leads Mac to France， and then to Japan， where he comes face-to-face with his arch-nemesis， the KGB man。。。 and the world headquarters of Nintendo！ Is the KGB Man secretly behind all of this？ And are Mac's video game skills good enough to face down his enemy at the Video Game World Championships？

With Mike Lowery's signature illustrations on every page， historical facts woven throughout， and of course intrigue， history， hilarity and more， catch the latest in this totally smart， wholly original， side-splittingly funny series from the wildly talented author Mac Barnett。

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Reviews

Kara ，

Great adventure book for kids！

Maria Antonia ，

Basic plot: Mac is a kid spy who works for none other than the Queen of England。 When the Queen tries to put Mac behind a desk， he decides to go rogue and set off on what seems like a wild goose chase around the world， only to end up facing his nemesis: KGB Man。WHAT I LIKED ABOUT THIS BOOK…1） Mac Barnett has such a good sense of humour！ This is a "mock" memoir of his days as a spy （when he was a kid， of course）。 And I especially love the fact that his boss is the Queen of England。 There are some Basic plot: Mac is a kid spy who works for none other than the Queen of England。 When the Queen tries to put Mac behind a desk， he decides to go rogue and set off on what seems like a wild goose chase around the world， only to end up facing his nemesis: KGB Man。WHAT I LIKED ABOUT THIS BOOK…1） Mac Barnett has such a good sense of humour！ This is a "mock" memoir of his days as a spy （when he was a kid， of course）。 And I especially love the fact that his boss is the Queen of England。 There are some great interactions between Mac and her Majesty！ （Including talk about underoos， i。e。 underwear！）2） I love the gag with the phones。 Somehow， the Queen is always able to track Mac down， including that first time in the movie theatre。 I love how she always asks for Mac， expecting her phone call to go through on the payphones around the world。 （Since this is supposed to be 1989， there are no cell phones。 But apparently， the Queen doesn't let that stop her！）3） The video game thread is definitely a fun hook。 I enjoyed how Mac talks about Zak， the video game kid who has exactly three letters in his name， which is perfect for getting his full name when he scores during the video gaming competition！ Funny how Mac does seem to realize or acknowledge that he has the same three-letter name advantage！4） It's fun how this kid just ends up going around the world， all by himself。 Totally， unbelievable， but that's part of the charm。5） This was definitely a quick read。 There are lots of illustrations， which is great for struggling readers。 And fun for all readers！THINGS THAT BOTHERED ME…1） Not a lot here。 This book has a lot of tongue-in-cheek， not-true-to-real-life events。 So， if you can't handle that， this is not the book for you。 I think most kids will eat this up！FINAL THOUGHTSThis is apparently the fourth book in the series of Kid Spy books。 I haven't read the other books， but this book does reference them a bit。 I must say that I enjoyed this one a lot and will be looking up the rest。 If you liked Mac Barnett's Brixton Brothers （which is a spoof on the Hardy Boys）， then I think you will enjoy this series！ （And this one has the Queen in it！ Bonus。） 。。。more

Laura ，

My son and I love reading this series to each other and this is the best of the bunch！

Arhaan Shaikh ，

It was cool， funny and imaginative。

Nikki ，

A series that my son and I are still enjoying。 Yes， parts of it are repetitive， but some parts make us both laugh a ton！ I appreciate that the author is talking about his childhood in the 80s （relatable） and my son likes the spy-kid theme。 And each book has had one or two interesting （and accurate） tidbits so that we both end up learning something new！

Lynn ，

Loving the series so far。 Can't wait to read Book #5 and my boys find the series fun and a quick read。Read my full review here:https://themamatravels。wordpress。com/。。。 Loving the series so far。 Can't wait to read Book #5 and my boys find the series fun and a quick read。Read my full review here:https://themamatravels。wordpress。com/。。。 。。。more

Winston ，

i is the a wow book

H ，

It is a funny book and it has great humor and bathroom talk。

Rach W ，

Hilarious as usual and informative - game boy enthusiasts will love this one。 This one had me laughing out loud along the way。 The word play， the mystery， and the recurring jokes told in a refreshing way - loved it。

Markie Nichols ，

I Really enjoyed this book。 I loved how all the books are based on the queen of England and a boy named Mac who lives in California

Rachael ，

Funny， but I didn't enjoy this installment quite as much as the previous three。 Funny， but I didn't enjoy this installment quite as much as the previous three。 。。。more

Cindy ，

This time of year I start reading possible Christmas gift books for little ones （some are now elementary age）。 This was average with illustration although the premise of a kid spy is pretty outrageous。 I read it cover to cover in one sitting。 Middle grades of elementary school will find it entertaining。

Rebecca ，

A bit wordier and less joke-dense than its predecessors， but I count any book a success when I finish reading it to my son， and he IMMEDIATELY begs to start the next one

Darla ，

This series continues to be excellent。 The famous Mac Barnett "tougue-in-cheek" flair shines through 。 In this 4th installment， readers learn about what it was like to play video games in the 80's and the history of the Nintendo Company （started in 1889） -- along with other nuggets of information。 As usual， the queen of England is a main character along with Freddy （one of her Corgis）。 The Red Spy is still running amok and Mac has to go rogue to stop him。 Can't wait for Episode #5！ This series continues to be excellent。 The famous Mac Barnett "tougue-in-cheek" flair shines through 。 In this 4th installment， readers learn about what it was like to play video games in the 80's and the history of the Nintendo Company （started in 1889） -- along with other nuggets of information。 As usual， the queen of England is a main character along with Freddy （one of her Corgis）。 The Red Spy is still running amok and Mac has to go rogue to stop him。 Can't wait for Episode #5！ 。。。more

Gail ，

3。5We like the code that Mac ended up breaking。 Also Nintendo！

Sarah ，

Read this one with my 8 year old， and this is one series both of us can't wait for new books to come out。 I feel like I learn things from it， they're clever and funny and the illustrations are good too。 This volume did not disappoint， and I learned a heck of a lot about Nintendo as a brand as a result！ Read this one with my 8 year old， and this is one series both of us can't wait for new books to come out。 I feel like I learn things from it， they're clever and funny and the illustrations are good too。 This volume did not disappoint， and I learned a heck of a lot about Nintendo as a brand as a result！ 。。。more

Diane ，

Why would the Soviet Union want to infiltrate the Video Game World Championships in New York City？ So they can put the KGB’s initials “atop the high score list of the entire world。” Mac is sure that is why the Queen of England has summoned him to London this time。 But she has other plans for Mac， because the Americans are handling the Video Game issue。 No， the Queen of England wants Mac to do something else。 After all， there is an enemy spy hanging around London and when they raided that spy’s L Why would the Soviet Union want to infiltrate the Video Game World Championships in New York City？ So they can put the KGB’s initials “atop the high score list of the entire world。” Mac is sure that is why the Queen of England has summoned him to London this time。 But she has other plans for Mac， because the Americans are handling the Video Game issue。 No， the Queen of England wants Mac to do something else。 After all， there is an enemy spy hanging around London and when they raided that spy’s London flat， they found a secret message on the label of a pair of white pants 。。。 that’s underwear to Americans。 And the message？ DRUBBALUBBA！ The Queen wants Mac to sit in a little room and try to decipher this code。 What？ Mac wants to go on chases and have things blowing up around him。 He doesn’t want to be stuck at a desk， so he decides to escape and become a rogue agent。Another fun adventure in the Mac B。 Kid Spy series。 The mystery is tangled and fun to follow and Mac， though often foiled and confused， manages to save the day。 For students 3rd grade and up。 。。。more

Heather ，

Mac Barnett is a genius at writing。 End of story。 But also， just do yourself and/or your kids a favor and read this series。

Morgan Nikola-Wren ，

Always entertaining。 Thoroughly clever。

Laila （BigReadingLife） ，

This is a really fun series for grades 3-6！ My son and I took turns reading the dialogue - he would read Mac's parts and I read the Queen's parts in my British accent， which is a take on Tahani from The Good Place。 This is a really fun series for grades 3-6！ My son and I took turns reading the dialogue - he would read Mac's parts and I read the Queen's parts in my British accent， which is a take on Tahani from The Good Place。 。。。more

Stacey ，

Clever and fun， but not nearly as funny as #3。

Ms。 Yingling ，

Library copyMac B。 AND a video game championship？ My students will be so happy。 Of course， 8th graders don't really read these， but 6th graders adore them！ A must purchase for elementary school collections。 Library copyMac B。 AND a video game championship？ My students will be so happy。 Of course， 8th graders don't really read these， but 6th graders adore them！ A must purchase for elementary school collections。 。。。more

Jessica F ，

"And that's how it happens。 One moment you are about to enjoy a movie about shrinking some kids， and the next moment you are in a car that takes you to a plane that takes you to another car that takes you to a palace in England。 You don't really get much say about where you go or what you do when you are a spy。 But then again， you don't really get much say about where you go or what you do when you are a kid。"Mac goes rogue in this fourth installment！ When the Queen decides he's safer cracking a "And that's how it happens。 One moment you are about to enjoy a movie about shrinking some kids， and the next moment you are in a car that takes you to a plane that takes you to another car that takes you to a palace in England。 You don't really get much say about where you go or what you do when you are a spy。 But then again， you don't really get much say about where you go or what you do when you are a kid。"Mac goes rogue in this fourth installment！ When the Queen decides he's safer cracking a code behind the desk， Mac takes matters into his own hands。 This time his travels take him from France to Japan and the last place he thought he'd be: the Video Game World Championship in America。Have I mentioned how much I adore the Queen's sass？ The dialogue between her and Mac is so spunky and funny and delightful！ 。。。more

PottWab Regional Library ，

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Sarah Yung ，

Mac Barnett books are quite often a whole lot of fun， and this one is no exception。

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