Author: Ted Anderson
Genre: thriller/graphic novel
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Summary (provided by publisher): Some parents want their children to turn out just like them. Only a few secretly turn their kids into elite special operatives.
Josie Black can infiltrate any building, speak a dozen languages, and fight like a martial arts master. But no one told her that. After J.B. detects gaps in her memory, her mom reveals the truth: she works for a covert agency, and she's given J.B. the skills of a super spy. After J.B. freaks out, runs off, and tries to escape the weird world of espionage, she'll have to decide who she wants to be.
My opinion: We know a lot of what to expect from a book like this one. JB stumbles on the fact that she has been trained to be a spy. So of course she and her friend go on the run from shadowy forces and all of the skills she has been programmed with aid in her escape. This one is interesting in that it involves corporate espionage instead of governmental, but the plot elements remain largely the same. It's pretty simple entertainment but is predictable enough that it probably won't hold up to multiple reads.
More information: The Spy Who Raised Me releases April 6.
Advanced Reader Copy provided by NetGalley
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