The Code (Spy X #1) [Paperback]

Peter Lerangis (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up

In this thrilling mystery series, 12-year-old twins Andrew and Evie navigate through a maze of intrigue and espionage as they try to uncover the truth about their mother's disappearance.

Leaving only a cryptic note, Andrew and Evie's mother vanishes on their eleventh birthday. Now, almost a year later, the twins receive a mysterious package from someone named Spy X. They soon learn that the contents of the box will lead them on an incredible journey toward finding their mother - and into a world where no one's identity can be trusted.

In Book #1, Andrew and Evie aren't initially sure what to make of the package that arrives at their door soon after they move to a new town. It's filled with random things--a key, something that looks like a kaleidoscope, (continued)

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks (July 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439507251
• ISBN-13: 978-0439507257
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #708,562 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Peter Lerangis's books have sold over 4.5 million copies and been translated into 28 languages. Titles include THE SWORD THIEF, THE VIPER'S NEST, one-fourth of VESPERS RISING, and the upcoming THE DEAD OF NIGHT (in the N.Y. Times bestselling series, THE 39 CLUES); the novel SMILER'S BONES (a N. Y. Public Library Best Book for Teens); the SPY X series; the YA thriller WTF; and the upcoming YA novel SOMEBODY, PLEASE TELL ME WHO I AM, written with Harry Mazer. He'll gladly recite the rest of the list if you ask nicely. He's also performed on Broadway, run a marathon, rock-climbed in Yosemite during a 6.1 earthquake, and, with his wife, sprouted and grown two sons in NYC. At the moment he's moving his car for alternate-side-of-the-street parking and will be right back. (Meanwhile, for a longer bio, see http://peterlerangis.com/about-peter/bio/.)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully exciting book!, December 1, 2004

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Karen C. "Karen C." (Northern California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Code (Spy X #1) (Paperback)

I read this book to my son who is 8-1/2. He likes spy stories, movies and the like. This was a great book, easy enough for him to follow, funny, and very engaging. He always asked to read one more chapter.

We read it fairly slowly because I work full time and also have a bouncy two-year old. He could have read it himself but I was enjoying it so much that I wanted to read it with him.

We are definately looking forward to book #2 and eagerly awaiting the publish dates of #3 and #4. Go Evie & Andrew!

This book made us think and gave us things to wonder about after we had stopped reading for the evening. "What do you think will happen next?" Definately read this book.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!, November 7, 2004

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bookworm Mom (Carlisle, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Code (Spy X #1) (Paperback)

I ordered this book because it looked interesting to me and seemed to be a good book for my 9 year old son who hates to read. He picked it to read for a book report, so we read it together. What an awesome book! For the first time I saw his interest in reading kindled and he was beginning to understand my facination with reading! I just ordered the other book and pre-ordered the two that are not out yet! I can't wait to get the books to finish reading about Andrew and Evie with my son.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fun new adventure series for kids., January 4, 2005

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Rebecca Herman (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Code (Spy X #1) (Paperback)

Twins Andrew and Evie Wall haven't seen their mom in almost a year -- they woke up on last November 11th, their eleventh birthday, to find a note from her saying that she had to go into hiding. They expected her to return -- after all, she's a spy, and spies have to disappear sometimes -- but she never did. Now Andrew, Evie, and their dad have started a new life in a small town in Connecticut. But just as they are getting settled in, their life is disrupted again by the arrival of a mysterious package sent to them by their mom. Now the twins must decode the contents of the package and find out what their mom is trying to tell them before it's too late.

This is the first book in a fun new series by Peter Lerangis, author of the Watchers series, which I enjoyed reading when it first came out. Kids who enjoy adventure, mystery, and spy stories are sure to like this book, and will enjoy trying to solve the puzzles Andrew and Evie encounter. The next two books in this series are good as well, and readers will want to read them right away due to the cliffhanger ending of this book.