Spies Like Me - (Gems Spy Thriller) by Doug Solter (Paperback)

About the Book

Meet the Gems ... Olivia, code-named Emerald, is seventeen years old, half English and half Jamaican, and specializes in leadership, marksmanship, and is a rated pilot. Miyuki, code-named Ruby, is sixteen and from Okinawa, Japan-- she specializes in gymnastics and martial arts, and is trained in jungle survival and deep sea diving. Nadia, code-named Sapphire, sixteen, is from Saudi Arabia, and is a science and computer nerd. Emma, code-named Black Opal, is a transplant from New York City who specializes in high school theater and shopping. The Authority thinks Emma is the missing link to make this team work. Emma thinks The Authority is her only chance for revenge. When she discovers her father's plane crash wasn't an accident, Emma wants to punish those responsible. Even if it means becoming a spy. This team of all-girl spies knows how to handle themselves on dangerous missions ... like stopping an evil plan to incinerate the world's food supply.

Book Synopsis

They offered Emma revenge...

When she discovers her father's plane crash wasn't an accident, sixteen-year-old Emma wants to punish those responsible. Even if it means becoming a spy for a mysterious organization known as The Authority. They want Emma to join the Gems...four teenage girls with unique skills...who know how to handle dangerous spy missions around the world...like storming a mountain stronghold to stop terrorists from incinerating the world's food supply.

The Authority thinks Emma is the missing link to make this team work.

Emma thinks The Authority is her only chance for revenge.

Spies Like Me is the first novel in The Gems Young Adult spy thriller series, although all books in the Gems world can be read as standalone adventures. This is a fast-paced action story with diverse characters, cool spy gadgets, girl-power bonding, deep family secrets, ruthless villains, twists and turns, and a romance with a complex boy to figure out.

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For ages 13 to adult.

Review Quotes

"Reading Spies Like Me made me harken back to those days when international espionage and taking down megalomaniacal bad guys seemed like an awesome career path." - Patrick Hodges, Staff Reviewer, YA Books Central