{"product_id":"totally-true-tales-from-world-war-ii-stuart-gibbs-hardcover","title":"Totally True Tales from World War II -- Stuart Gibbs, Hardcover","description":"\u003cb\u003eBen Ripley--the middle school superspy in Stuart Gibbs's \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling Spy School series--shares true stories of World War II operations, some never before disclosed, in this \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"energetic...exciting\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003enonfiction middle grade book packed with maps, diagrams, and mission briefings!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBenjamin 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... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoin 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stuart Gibbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.34d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781665986809\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStuart Gibbs is the author of five \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling series: Spy School, FunJungle, Moon Base Alpha, Charlie Thorne, and Once Upon a Tim--as well as the new nonfiction series Spy School Secret Files. He has written screenplays, worked on a whole bunch of animated films, developed TV shows, been a newspaper columnist, and researched capybaras. Stuart lives with his family in Los Angeles. You can learn more about what he's up to at StuartGibbs.com. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWard Jenkins is and illustrator and animator from Atlanta, Georgia. He's illustrated several picture books, including \u003ci\u003eChicks Run Wild\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the Good Crooks chapter book series. Ward lives with his wife and two kids and hasn't shaved his beard since 2010. Find him online at @WardOMatic.","brand":"Stuart Gibbs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68224277446884,"sku":"9781665986809","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781665986809.jpg?v=1794383102","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/totally-true-tales-from-world-war-ii-stuart-gibbs-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}