Savage wiped sweat from his forehead with his sleeve. “You’re keeping this from the commander in chief?” “I thought these guys were a myth,” Brand whispered. The man who had seen everything couldn’t believe his eyes. “This isn’t a desk job.”īrand opened the folder and scanned the top page. “Just take a look, agent,” the general said. I won’t push papers, not even for Uncle Sam.” Brand set the folder on Savage’s desk and grasped his cane, ready to leave. ![]() Nothing would make me happier than serving my country, but I’m not interested in a desk job. Still, he resisted the temptation to open the folder. Codes, puzzles, mysteries-they seemed to run through his veins. The words “top secret” always sent a spark of excitement through him. “I was wondering if you are ready to get back to work.”Īgent Brand ran his hand across the folder’s crimson warning. He passed it to the former spy and sat back in his chair with a knowing grin. “Well, I have something that will put a smile on your face,” Savage said as he opened a drawer in his desk and pulled out an overstuffed manila folder with the words TOP SECRET printed on it in red. He could dismantle, clean, and rebuild an AK-47 in forty-two seconds, but share his feelings? Never tried it. He didn’t want to talk about the explosion that had injured his leg. Rumor had it that he’d started ten of them himself just to stay in practice.īrand nodded respectfully. The general was a mountain of muscles with a tree trunk-size neck and a face like a slab of concrete. He slammed his hand down on his desk, and considering the size of his hand, it was a wonder the desk didn’t crack in two. It made him uncomfortable, and when he was uncomfortable Savage lost his temper. The cane was an ugly thing to Savage-like a rattlesnake. “I heard about the accident,” General Savage said as he glanced over his desk at the white cane resting on Brand’s lap. At one time, Brand was the United States’ most valuable spy. He had a bevy of skills that served him well, including: defusing land mines, driving tanks, parachuting into hostile territories, infiltrating terrorist compounds, wearing disguises, engaging in underwater hand-to-hand combat, and breaking codes. He had helped depose six dictators and four corrupt presidents. ![]() He had stopped three invasions of the United States by foreign powers. He had saved the world on more than a dozen occasions. READ THISĪlexander Brand was a secret agent. Amulet Books and Amulet Paperbacks are registered trademarks of Harry N. No portion of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, mechanical, electronic, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the publisher. Originally published in hardcover in 2009 by Amulet Books, an imprint of ABRAMS. ![]() Illustrations copyright © 2010 Ethen Beavers ![]() National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society. Summary: While running a spy network from their elementary school,įive socially awkward misfits combine their talents and use cutting-edge NERDS : National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society / by Michael Buckley. The Library of Congress has cataloged the hardcover edition of this book as follows: Names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. PUBLISHER’S NOTE: This is a work of fiction. Something this current Braceface is glad to see.”īook One: National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society Underdogs of the world a chance to shine, and that’s “NERDS is a fun middle grade romp, with a great “The inventive details, story, and made-up futuristic Beavers’sĬomic strip-style illustrations add further appeal.” “This fun adventure is sure to attract followers, who “Funny, clever, and thoroughly entertaining.”
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