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Reviewed by Lucinda E Clarke for Readers' Favorite
Most young people today watch movies featuring spy stories, with car chases, exciting scenarios, and quick-fix conclusions. So You Want To Be A Spy by Linda Soules opens the door to the real world. As one of her series explaining many different careers, in this book, she states what qualities an actual spy, or intelligence agent, needs to have for this kind of work. In simple terms, she lists the different aspects of intelligence work. There is field work, where a spy might be sent to a foreign country with a different name and history after learning a new language. Other spies may construct a fake history together with new passports, identity papers, and a new persona for a field agent. Soules explains that most spies work in ordinary offices, collecting information, sharing this with other in-house employees to discover the truth. Also, there are technical workers who prepare essential aids for agents in the community. A description of a typical workday shows the young prospective spy what to expect.
So You Want to Be A Spy by Linda Soules is a short book, but she packs in a wealth of knowledge. Besides listing the different departments in a secret service, she tells young readers what qualities are needed to be successful in this career. There are exercises to practice skills, further reading material to follow up, and the real truth to explain spy craft. I was so impressed with the basic information, the down-to-earth approach, and the wealth of knowledge packed into the pages. The language is easy, the points are clearly set down, with a behind-the-scenes look at what work a spy really does. This is an excellent book for young people, and I highly recommend it. A series that should be in every school library.
