Spy School Blackout
Stuart Gibbs
336 pages · Released Oct 7, 2025 · Simon and Schuster
Content report card
What's inside
Violence
Fighting, weapons, death
Language
Swearing, crude humor
Sexual content
Romance intensity, nudity
LGBTQ+ themes
Presence of characters or themes
Scary or mature
Horror, trauma, heavy themes
Substance use
Alcohol, drugs, smoking
What it offers
Positive messages
Kindness, courage, honesty, resilience
Positive role models
Characters who model good judgment and growth
Educational value
History, science, culture, how the world works
A note for parents
Spy School is a well-established middle-grade series known for age-appropriate action-adventure with minimal violence and clean language. Ben Ripley and his friends work together as a team to solve a cybersecurity problem, modeling teamwork, problem-solving, and courage without graphic content. The series typically includes light spy-craft adventure elements and some peril, but nothing traumatic or inappropriate for the target audience.
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From the publisher
"Superspy middle schooler Ben Ripley and his friends go off the grid to eliminate a cybersecurity threat"-- Provided by publisher "Superspy middle schooler Ben Ripley and his friends go off the grid to eliminate a cybersecurity threat"-- Provided by publisher
Shelved under
- Juvenile Fiction
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ISBN 9781665956512 · Simon and Schuster