New Releases by Stuart Gibbs

In 2041 on Moon Base Alpha, thirteen-year-old Dash must solve the mystery of how Lars was poisoned before the base loses oxygen, forcing the colonists to return to Earth.

Ben Ripley—the middle school superspy in Stuart Gibbs’s New York Times bestselling Spy School series—shares true stories of World War II operations, some never before disclosed, in this engaging nonfiction middle grade book packed with maps, diagrams, and mission briefings! Benjamin Ripley, young spy-in-training at the Central Intelligence Agency, has always been impressed by super-cool, incredibly capable spies from movies. But there have been plenty of real spies throughout history that no one has heard of because they operated in secrecy on classified missions. But now, some of those amazing stories are declassified… Join Ben as he shares the true stories behind World War II’s courageous spies, their inventive commanders, and the incredible things they did, like commando raids, code-breaking, double-crosses, disinformation, and inventing shark repellant and exploding pancake batter (really). There are amazing stories about famous spies like Julia Child, John Ford, and Sterling Hayden, plus countless others who risked their lives and took great risks to keep the world safe from evil.

New York Times bestselling author Stuart Gibbs (Spy School) brings his signature wit and heart to the second installment of Bruce Wayne: Not Super -- a laugh-out-loud, lesson-packed adventure perfect for middle grade readers who love heroes with humor. Being a secret vigilante isn''t easy.And trying to catch a villain in the act of villainy while trying to learn the ropes of the superhero thing has 13-year-old Bruce Wayne exhausted and struggling at school. Although he is far more frustrated by the fact that Selina Kyle has a crush on Batman--but not him. When Jack Napier and his hulking sidekick Bane are recruited by Hugo Strange for a high-stakes heist at Gotham City Bank, Bruce will get a second chance to prove he has what it takes to defend the streets of Gotham. But Bruce gets more than he bargained for when he catches Selina helping Jack. Coming from a school full of heroes and villains, he should have known she would be more than she seems! And now Bruce will have to find a way to stop them all before they can accomplish their plan.

The moon base commander has gone missing, and Dash Gibson is on the case in this New York Times bestselling, second mind-boggling mystery of the Moon Base Alpha series from beloved author Stuart Gibbs—now in graphic novel form! There’s nowhere to hide on the world’s first moon base. After all, it’s only the size of a soccer field. So when Nina Stack, the commander of Moon Base Alpha, mysteriously vanishes, the Moonies are at a total loss. Though he may be just twelve years old, Dashiell Gibson is the best detective they’ve got. But this confusing mystery pushes Dash to his limits. Especially since Dash accidentally made contact with an alien and has to keep it a secret. With the fate of the entire human race hanging in the balance, will Dash be able to solve the mystery of the missing Moonie? An out-of-this-world full-color graphic novel!

In the tenth novel in New York Times bestselling author Stuart Gibbs’s FunJungle series, super sleuth Teddy Fitzroy is on the case to rescue an abducted young gorilla! When a baby gorilla is stolen from an orphanage in Rwanda, Teddy, his parents, and an old family friend find themselves in a race against time to save it. Teddy has to piece together clues to figure out where the little ape is being taken while traveling through some of the most incredible—and dangerous—terrain in the world. At the same time, he’s long-distance consulting with Summer to help solve another mystery back at FunJungle. Between facing down lions on the Serengeti and chasing poachers through the bazaars of Zanzibar, will Teddy be able to find the baby gorilla before it’s too late?

Mysteries with young protagonists.

★★★【推理懸疑×動物謎案】★★★ 美國最大動物園「歡樂叢林」爆發震撼新聞 ——人氣明星河馬亨利，離奇暴斃！ 十二歲的泰迪剛搬到全美最大的野生動物園「歡樂叢林」沒多久，就發現園內人氣明星——河馬亨利死了。 園方的說法是自然死亡。可泰迪卻從驗屍現場偷聽到一個驚人線索：這根本是謀殺。 誰會對一隻河馬下手？ 泰迪決定親自展開調查，他發現：想讓亨利永遠沉默的嫌疑人，竟多到超乎想像……當調查逐漸逼近真相，泰迪猛然驚覺——自己的名字，隨時可能成為下一則死亡頭條！ ● 好評熱潮！美國童書暢銷作家史都華．吉布斯最令讀者上癮的動物偵探系列！ ● 動物園版《鋒迴路轉》！每翻一頁都是反轉，到底誰才是最後的凶手？ ● 角色鮮明，議題深刻不說教，快跟著泰迪一起深入案件核心！ 本書特色 1. 【獨特舞臺 × 動物謎案】 故事發生在宛如真實世界縮影的「歡樂叢林」動物園。當鎮園之寶河馬亨利離奇死亡，華麗的樂園瞬間成為謎團與罪惡交織的犯罪現場，充滿獨特的戲劇張力與臨場感。 2. 【少年偵探 × 險中求生】 十二歲的少年泰迪，被迫化身業餘偵探。他不只要在大人輕視與阻撓下追查真相，更得面對致命的「動物意外」、神祕的跟蹤與陷害。每一次探索都步步驚心，讓讀者跟著腎上腺素飆升。 3. 【驚天陰謀 × 深度議題】 案件背後，竟牽扯出橫跨動物走私、寶石犯罪與樂園高層黑幕的驚天計畫。故事巧妙結合「動物福利」與「環境保護」等深刻議題，寓教於樂，引發讀者共鳴與思考。 得獎紀錄 ★美國賓州青少年讀者票選獎 ★美國明尼蘇達州莫德．哈特．洛夫萊斯圖書獎 ★美國馬克吐溫圖書獎 決選入圍 ★美國兒童與青少年部落客文學獎 入圍 ★美國桃樂絲・坎菲爾德・費雪圖書獎 決選入圍 ★美國「孤星閱讀書單」入選 ★美國「五大湖優良圖書獎」榮譽書目 ★美國南卡羅來納州圖書獎 決選入圍 ★美國北卡羅來納州圖書獎 決選入圍 名人推薦 裴家騏／臺灣野生動物學會理事長 陳欣希／臺灣讀寫教學研究學會創會理事長、臺灣師範大學人類發展與家庭學系博士 邱慕泥／戀風草青少年書房店長 廖淑霞／臺北市私立再興小學研究教師 李弘善／新北市橫山國小自然科老師 花梅真／臺北市明德國小教師 （按照姓氏筆畫列名） 專文推薦 在這座號稱最能體驗非洲叢林冒險的動物園裡，竟發生了一起命案，被害者居然是園內的吉祥物，也是武力值排名第二的河馬！究竟是誰有如此的通天本領？謀殺的動機為何？是個人的挾怨報復，還是動物解放陣線借題發揮，或是同業間的惡性競爭，甚至是園方自導自演的一場鬧劇。孤立無援的小男孩泰迪究竟該如何才能找出兇手犯案的證據，解救被扣上莫須有罪名的父母。這本懸疑少年小說情節緊湊、推理精采，不僅帶來偵探解謎的樂趣，也讓讀者在閱讀中認識動物知識，並反思人類對動物的剝削與殘害，是一本寓意深刻、引人入勝的作品。——廖淑霞／臺北市私立再興小學研究教師 一頭明星河馬離奇死亡，十二歲的泰迪決定親自調查！他追蹤線索、破解謎團，也帶我們看見動物園裡真實又驚人的祕密。故事中藏著滿滿的動物知識——從河馬的脾氣、黑猩猩的習性，到飼養員的日常，甚至揭開動物園背後的商業運作模式。 讀者將跟著泰迪一起觀察細節、推敲動機、驗證真相，在層層線索中訓練自己的閱讀眼與推理腦。 這不僅是一場尋找真相的冒險，也是一次探索知識與思考樂趣的旅程。你會發現——原來知識，也能這麼有趣！——花梅真／臺北市明德國小教師 （按照姓氏筆畫列名） 國外評論 「樂趣無窮！身兼編劇的作家吉布斯，在其文學首秀中，將動物園的內部運作細節與些許誇張逗趣的情節融為一體，帶來了一場絕佳的娛樂閱讀體驗。」——《柯克斯書評》星級評論Kirkus Reviews 「吉布斯以一種公平且不流於說教的方式，探討了動物福利的議題。而他筆下那支五花八門的角色隊伍，更以各自古怪的個性與令人難忘的細節刻畫，成功地抓住了讀者的心。」——《學校圖書館期刊》星級評論School Library Journal 「吉布斯在其節奏明快的故事中，佈下了層層疊疊的嫌疑犯線索，並巧妙融入了幽默與懸疑。情節設計機智巧妙的本書，是一場光芒四射的出道之作，勢必將讓讀者迫不及待地想接續下一集！」——《書單》雜誌Booklist ＊適讀年齡：9~12歲

Resident sleuth Teddy Fitzroy is on the case to find a missing African elephant and clear his friend Xavier of vandalizing a bulldozer in protest of a builder ruining a beloved piece of land they call TurtleTown.

Thirteen-year-old Ben Ripley''s unexpected success outside the classroom causes the CIA to activate him for a mission to become friends with Jessica Shang, daughter of a suspected Chinese crime boss.

Charlie Thorne, along with former agents Dante Garcia and Milana Moon, race to find an immensely powerful discovery of Isaac Newton''s and face challenges and enemies along the way.

Thirteen-year-old Ben Ripley is not exactly the best student spy school has ever seen--he keeps flunking Advanced Self Preservation. But outside of class, Ben is pretty great at staying alive. His enemies have kidnapped him, shot at him, locked him i

Now with a reimagined look! Set sail to Atlantis with Tim and his friends in the laugh-out-loud funny, highly illustrated fourth book of the New York Times bestselling Once Upon a Tim chapter book series from Spy School author Stuart Gibbs. Tim and his ragtag crew have been rescued from certain doom by a mermaid princess—but now, she wants something in return for saving their lives: her father King Neptuna’s stolen trident. To pay their debt, Tim, Belinda, Ferkle, Rover, and Princess Grace once again brave the Sea of Terror to track down the trident in the glorious city of Atlantis, which hasn’t sunk into the sea yet. (In fact, it is famed as the safest city on earth.) But there is plenty of danger en route—and the notorious Prince Ruprecht is lurking about as well. Can the junior knights evade the scheming royal and complete their quest?

Solve word searches, crack codes, and complete cryptic crosswords to show the CIA that you have what it takes to join Ben and the rest of the crew on their next covert mission with this Spy School companion puzzle book. If you are reading this letter, it means that you are an extremely special person. You have been carefully vetted by a top team of psychologists, intelligence agents, and CIA recruiters who have covertly analyzed every aspect of your personality and determined that you are one of the few students on the planet who has the potential skills, brains, and gumption to become a student at the Academy of Espionage. The following pages contain some of the most devious, challenging, complex puzzles ever created, devised to help us determine who are the cream of the crop and then recruit them to the academy. Good luck! You’ll need it.

Kennst du das Gefühl, nicht dazuzugehören? Als einziges Kind der Schule ohne Superkräfte kann Bruce Wayne ein Lied davon singen. Ob bei Wettrennen gegen Flash, beim Schwimmen gegen Aquaman oder beim schmerzhaften Völkerball gegen Superman – überall zieht Bruce den Kürzeren. Doch er ist fest entschlossen, zu beweisen, dass er genauso cool ist wie all seine Mitschüler. Und dass er seinen Traum, in seiner Heimatstadt Gotham City für Gerechtigkeit zu kämpfen, auch ohne Superkräfte wahrmachen kann. Dafür braucht er jedoch ein passendes Kostüm und allerlei Hilfsmittel. Oh, und natürlich den perfekten Unterschlupf. Und so verwandelt sich Bruce in den gefürchteten Superhelden Batman! Zumindest in Bruce'' Vorstellung ... Diese amüsante Entstehungsgeschichte Batmans des New York Times-Bestsellerautors Stuart Gibbs (Spy School, Charlie Thorne) mit Zeichnungen von Berat Pekmezci lässt garantiert kein Auge trocken!

Superspy middle schoolers Ben and Erica must embark on mission to rescue Erica''s grandfather, who was abducted from a remote Alaskan training facility.

In this third installment of the New York Times bestselling Charlie Thorne series—which #1 New York Times bestselling author Chris Grabenstein called “a real page-burner”—Charlie tracks down Cleopatra’s greatest treasure in Egypt. Charlie Thorne is a genius. Charlie Thorne is a renegade. Charlie Thorne isn’t going down without a fight. After tracking down incredible discoveries by Einstein and Darwin, Charlie is back. This time, the great ruler Cleopatra has left behind an extremely valuable and powerful treasure, its location encoded on an ancient stone tablet. In 30 BCE, Cleopatra and her husband, Marc Antony, lost their war against Octavian for control of the Egyptian Empire. However, Cleopatra knew Octavian was really after the mysterious item that was the source of all her wealth and influence, so she hid it before dying by suicide. She left a series of devious clues behind for her children to find it, but they were lost to history…until now. In a breathless adventure that takes her across the globe, Charlie must fight for her life against ruthless enemies, match wits with Cleopatra, and solve the two-thousand-year-old mystery to prevent the most powerful treasure of the ancient world from falling into the wrong hands.

The second book in the New York Times bestselling Spy School series continues in graphic novel form as aspiring spy Ben Ripley must spend his summer in top-secret training—and is thrown back into danger. Ben Ripley is a middle schooler whose school is not exactly average—he’s spent the last year training to be a top-level spy and dodging all sorts of associated danger. So now that summer’s finally here, Ben would like to have some fun and relax. But that’s not going to happen during required spy survival training at a rustic wilderness camp, where SPYDER, an enemy spy organization, has infiltrated the spies’ ranks. Can Ben root out the enemy before it takes him out—for good? Venture into the perilous wilderness with Ben in action-packed, full-color panels.

Ben Ripley is a middle schooler whose school is not exactly average--he''s spent the last year training to be a top-level spy and dodging all sorts of associated danger. So now that summer''s finally here, Ben would like to have some fun and relax. But

"Superspy middle schooler Ben Ripley races against time and across state lines - traveling by car, train, boat and plane - to track Murray Hill down before Ben''s cyber enemies can find him"--

In a collection of personal stories and essays, award-winning and bestselling artists from Matt de la Peña and Veera Hiranandani to Max Brallier and R.L. Stine write about how hope always wins, even in the darkest of times. Where does hope live? In your family? In your community? In your school? In your heart? From a family restaurant to a hot-dog shaped car, from an empty road on a moonlight night to a classroom holiday celebration, this anthology of personal stories from award-winning and bestselling authors, shows that hope can live everywhere, even—or especially—during the darkest of times. No matter what happens: Hope wins. Contributors include: Tom Angleberger, James Bird, Max Brallier, Julie Buxbaum, Pablo Cartaya, J.C. Cervantes, Soman Chainani, Matt de la Peña, Stuart Gibbs, Adam Gidwitz, Karina Yan Glaser, Veera Hiranandani, Hena Khan, Gordon Korman, Janae Marks, Sarah Mlynowski, Rex Ogle, James Ponti, Pam Muñoz Ryan, Ronald L.Smith, Christina Soontornvat, and R.L. Stine.

While visiting a ranch near Yellowstone National Park with his parents, Summer, and her parents, Teddy Fitzroy investigates the disappearances of bison and an irreplaceable necklace.

Twelve-year-old Ben Ripley leaves his public middle school to attend the CIA''s highly secretive Espionage Academy, which everyone is told is an elite science school.

In this sequel to the New York Times bestselling Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation—which #1 New York Times bestselling author Chris Grabenstein called “a real page-burner”—Charlie searches for Charles Darwin’s hidden treasure in South America. Charlie Thorne is a genius. Charlie Thorne is a fugitive. Charlie Thorne isn’t even thirteen. After saving the world, Charlie is ready to take it easy in the Galapagos Islands. That is, until she’s approached by the mysterious Esmeralda Castle, who has a code she knows only Charlie can decipher. In 1835, Charles Darwin diverted his ship’s journey so he could spend ten months in South America on a secret solo expedition. When he returned, he carried a treasure that inspired both awe and terror in his crew. Afterward, it vanished, never to be seen again… But Darwin left a trail of clues behind for those brave and clever enough to search for it. Enter Charlie Thorne. In a daring adventure that takes her across South America, Charlie must crack Darwin’s 200-year-old clues to track down his mysterious discovery—and stay ahead of the formidable lineup of enemies who are hot on her tail. When an ancient hidden treasure is at stake, people will do anything to find it first. Charlie may be a genius, but is she smart enough to know who she can trust?

The first seven books in the New York Times bestselling Spy School series by Stuart Gibbs are now available in a collectible paperback boxed set! Can an undercover nerd become a superstar agent? Ben Ripley sure hopes so—and his life may depend on it! When Ben Ripley is recruited to the CIA’s Academy of Espionage, it’s a dream come true. But as soon as he gets on campus, Ben finds out that Spy School is way more deadly than debonair. And given his total lack of coordination and failure to grasp even the most basic spying skills, Ben begins to wonder what he’s doing here in the first place. Luckily, through a series of hilarious misadventures, Ben realizes he could actually become a halfway decent spy…if he can survive all the attempts being made on his life! This fast-paced paperback boxed set is ideal for newcomers to the series and loyal fans alike and includes: Spy School Spy Camp Evil Spy School Spy Ski School Spy School Secret Service Spy School Goes South Spy School British Invasion

Thirteen-year-old Teddy Fitzroy and his girlfriend, Summer, investigate when a mountain lion is accused of killing a prized dog outside of FunJungle Wild Animal Park in the Texas Hill Country.