Bridget Wilder #2: Spy to the Rescue

by Jonathan Bernstein

Overview

Middle school meets Mission: Impossible when Bridget heads to New York City to save her spy-dad from enemy agents. Packed with action and laughs, the second book in the Bridget Wilder series is now available in paperback.

Can Bridget ditch her annoying older brother, squash a budding crush, and prevent global disaster before her mom texts to check in? Or are Bridget’s days as a spy over—for good?

When the top-secret spy agency that recruited Bridget turns out to be a fake, Bridget hopes her superspy father will teach her his tricks, stealth codes, and martial-arts moves (WRONG!). Instead of drop-kicking evil villains and shooting laser beams from her lip gloss, he wants to bond over normal (aka BORING!) stuff like TV, fro-yo, and boy talk. But when Bridget gets framed for stealing cheerleading secrets and ruining the coolest party of the birthday season, her spy instincts kick in: she’s being set up. And when her spy dad goes missing, Bridget knows she’s the only one who can bring him back alive—official spy or not.

Now Bridget’s back in the spy game and on a plane headed straight to New York City with her best friend by her side and a crafty nano-marble sidekick that does everything from hacking phones to taking down the fiercest enemy agents.

It is no secret—Bridget Wilder: Spy to the Rescue is the second mission in an explosive series packed with humor, high-tech gadgets, and best of all: girl power.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062382702
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	03/14/2017
Series:	Bridget Wilder Series , #2
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	5.12(w) x 7.62(h) x 0.64(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Jonathan Bernstein was never a spy—but then that's what someone who actually was a spy would want you to believe. Here's what we do know: He writes books, magazine articles, and movies. He was born in Scotland and lives in Los Angeles. This is his first middle grade novel. Everything else is classified.

Editorial Reviews

Praise for BRIDGET WILDER: SPY TO THE RESCUE: “Bridget adapts quickly to the many obstacles and villains thrown her way in the book’s rapid-fire action scenes. Readers will love Bridget’s quips and quick-thinking moves. Over-the-top action that will keep readers turning pages.” — Kirkus Reviews

“Readers who enjoyed Bridget’s first will devour her second book and start sleuthing for more.” — Booklist

Praise for BRIDGET WILDER: SPY-IN-TRAINING: “An action-packed series opener.” — Kirkus Reviews

“This fast-paced novel packs a lot into its pages, including realistic school drama, family tensions, cool spy gadgets, and a serious plot twist. The dearth of strong female protagonists in middle grade spy stories gives this book an added leg up.” — School Library Journal

“An ideal spy romp for tweens on the verge of teens, with a covert invitation to self-reflection tucked into a fast-paced plot.” — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

“Readers will surely enjoy this fast-paced escapist story and eagerly await her next adventure.” — Booklist

From the Publisher

Readers who enjoyed Bridget’s first will devour her second book and start sleuthing for more.

Booklist

An ideal spy romp for tweens on the verge of teens, with a covert invitation to self-reflection tucked into a fast-paced plot.

Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

Readers who enjoyed Bridget’s first will devour her second book and start sleuthing for more.

Booklist

An ideal spy romp for tweens on the verge of teens, with a covert invitation to self-reflection tucked into a fast-paced plot.

Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

04/01/2016
Gr 4–6—This adventure novel picks up right where Bridget Wilder: Spy in Training left off, with middle child Bridget feeling stuck between life with her everyday suburban family and the growing relationship with her recently introduced biological father, who used to be a spy. When her biological father disappears, however, Bridget decides it's up to her to rescue him. She travels to New York City with her mischief-prone older brother in tow. The resulting adventure involves new accomplices and ever-complicated family revelations as Bridget aims to prove she can put her spy experience to use. What felt fresh and exciting in the first book feels a bit overdone in this second installment, and the plot depends on a large number of coincidences, sudden character reappearances, and clueless adults—all of which combined test the abilities of even the most enthralled readers to suspend disbelief. VERDICT If readers loved the first in the series, go ahead and add this to the collection. Otherwise, give it a pass.—Amy Koester, Learning Experiences Department, Skokie Public Library

School Library Journal

2016-03-02
During her attempt to save her father, a teen spy uncovers an assassination plot. Life has returned—depressingly—to normal for 13-year-old Bridget in the second installment of Bernstein's teen spy series (Spy-in-Training, 2015). Her birth father, Carter Strike, refuses to discuss his former spy life or to continue her training. When Strike mysteriously disappears, Bridget fabricates a weekend trip to visit her best friend, Joanna, in New York City to rescue her father. Her plans become complicated when her older brother and his girlfriend are conscripted as her chaperones. She tracks Strike to a famous (fictional) building and discovers a figure from their past. She also learns about an assassination attempt on the teenage son of a high-ranking official from the (also-fictional) country of Trezekhastan. When her friends and brother are unwittingly pulled into her adventure, they rally to help stop an international war. Bernstein's heroine has grown more confident, more adventurous, and, thankfully, more likable. Bridget adapts quickly to the many obstacles and villains thrown her way in the book's rapid-fire action scenes. While action sequences still require a major suspension of disbelief, readers will love Bridget's quips and quick-thinking moves. Over-the-top action that will keep readers turning pages. (Adventure. 9-12)

Kirkus Reviews