Model Spy (The Specialists) [Paperback]

Shannon Greenland (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up | Series: The Specialists

Teen genius Kelly James is in a lot of hot water. A whiz with computers, she agreed to help her college rA, David, uncover some top-secret information. After all, she doesn’t have many friends and David has always been nice to her. it doesn’t hurt that he’s supercute and irresistible, too. All she has to do is hack into the government’s main computer system. but a few hours later, her whole life changes. she is caught and taken in for questioning, only this isn’t your run-of-the-mill arrest. rather than serve a juvenile detention sentence, she accepts the option to change her name and enlist in a secret government spy agency that trains teen agents to go undercover. As if that wasn’t overwhelming enough, she discovers that David works for this agency as well! And before she even begins to understand what is going on, she’s sent on her first mission as an undercover model. And who better to partner with than David himself!

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About the Author

Shannon Greenland lives in Fernandina Beach, Florida.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Speak (May 10, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0142408492
• ISBN-13: 978-0142408490
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #904,603 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Courtesy of Teens Read Too, August 24, 2007

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TeensReadToo "Eat. Drink. Read. Be Merrier." (All Over the US & Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Model Spy (The Specialists) (Paperback)

Kelly, a foster teen with nowhere to call home, gets herself into a little bit of trouble hacking into a government computer system as a favor for her hottie R.A. Now she's under arrest.

Kelly's given a choice of being sent to a juvenile detention center or a government Special Operations Unit. Soon, her identity is gone and she's now Kelly Spree, working for the government as the resident computer genius with other teen agents.

But the biggest surprise is that it was all just a set-up, and that hottie R.A., David, well, he was sent to recruit her.

Now she's about to go on her first mission posing as a model and it's David who will be her backup. Kelly's finally found a place to call home and will do anything to stay there. So she does her job. She plays the part of the spoiled model convincingly while downplaying her crush on David.

If you liked I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You (Gallagher Girls) by Ally Carter, don't miss out on this great spy novel full of intrigue, drama, and one very big crush.

Reviewed by: Jennifer Rummel

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hoping this is only the FIRST in a series..., May 11, 2007

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Armchair Interviews (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Model Spy (The Specialists) (Paperback)

This middle reader/young adult book, Model Spy: The Specialists, is about the possibilities we all have to change, be accepted and find a place of importance in this world. Okay, it is also about teens serving their country, finding a "family of choice" because they don't have a real family, and about fitting in.

Kelly James had survived the plane crash that killed her parents, and then she had been passed from foster home to foster home.

Not yet 18, she is in college because she is so brilliant. She is a computer whiz--but a lonely one. Enter David, her older dorm resident advisor. He tells Kelly that he too is an orphan, and IF she would use her unique gift to hack into a government computer, he knows he will learn something important about his past.

He is irresistible, remember, and he has been SO nice to her--so she does, and gets caught and arrested. That's when the action begins. She is given a choice: serve a juvenile detention sentence--OR change her name, change her life and be a government spy.

Kelly joins other orphaned teens with unique skills (who also have been arrested) and will be trained as spies.

Kelly is not only brainy, she is tall and thin, and when an opportunity comes where her computer skills are vital, Kelly goes on assignment--as an "undercover model." Creating beauty from geek wasn't so easy, and that whole aspect is fun to read. And, they send David as part of her "spy cover."

What more could a girl want? You'll have to read this book to find out how successful Kelly was, how David's orphan status changes, and how important a mission she accomplished.

Kelly is a character you will root for because she is smart--and had been lonely and gawky, with no social skills. The idea of teens (specialists) serving their country is also unique, and Greenland convincingly writes their story.

For all young readers, I hope that Model Spy: The Specialists is the first of many in a series where someone finds beauty and value in every person--and sends them on a thrilling ride to something/somewhere.

Armchair Interviews says: HIGHLY recommend this book.

5.0 out of 5 stars fun read !, December 28, 2011

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This review is from: Model Spy (The Specialists) (Paperback)

I bought this book for my 13 year old niece. She loved it .She is a spy novel freak! She is on the third one now. She is reading this series while she waits for the new Galliger Girl my Ally Carter ,witch happens to be her favorite series of all time. So if you like that series too I recomend the Specialist series as well , you will enjoy it.How do I know ? Because I read it too.It is a very cute story.