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Mrs. Smith's Spy School for Girls series.
In this second series installment, Abigail's mother is now headmaster at the posh boarding school that doubles as a secret training ground for spies. When a friend's father, a famous augmented-reality game designer, is kidnapped, Abigail and her classmates are tapped for a dangerous mission to save him. Nonstop action, more cool gadgets, and strong secondary characters should grab new readers and keep existing fans hooked.
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Abigail is surprised--and angry!--when her mother sends her away to boarding school for seventh grade. But the Smith School is really a secret training ground for spies, and soon Abigail is hand-picked to locate one of the most famous spies of all: her mother. Strong supporting characters, cool gadgets, several kidnappings, and many narrow escapes will hook readers for this action-packed new series.