The Truth About the Spy

The S.P.Y. Girl Academy Book 1

Young Adult - Adventure
168 Pages
Reviewed on 07/01/2023
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Reviewed by Rolanda Lyles for Readers' Favorite

Olive is a top-secret agent for the Secret Patriot Youth Academy or S.P.Y. Academy. This secret agency recruited youths by signing on their parents as Secret Agents, requiring them to sign their kids up for the summer program and giving the kids childcare. Olive and many other kids have been recruited to this agency and lead a double life, juggling school studies with dangerous missions. Olive finds herself in a sticky situation when she misses her best friend Kitty's birthday party due to a mission and can't find a good excuse to give for her absence. Olive decides to risk it all and trust Kitty with the truth of her SPY work and takes her on a fake mission. During this event, Olive finds that perhaps this mission isn't a fake mission after all. Determined to save her friend, Olive sets out to fix her mistake and protect Kitty at all costs. With time running out, can Olive find a way to outsmart her enemies and get Kitty back to safety before it's too late?

Julie Catherine's The Truth About the Spy is the first book in a fantastic action-packed adventure series. If you love spy stories and suspenseful moments of being on the chase, fighting for your life, this story is definitely for you. Catherine's writing is both invigorating and gripping because the story pulls you in and keeps your attention from the beginning to the end. This is a story full of plot twists, suspense, and surprises. Catherine's care in crafting the characters shows through because they are brilliant, mischievous, and witty. There's never a dull moment with the SPY Academy. You will want to join too! Join Olive and the other S.P.Y. agents on their mission to save Kitty and protect the world against its enemies.