Friday, October 17, 2025

Blackout (Spy School #13) by Stuart Gibbs - ESSENTIAL

Blackout (Spy School #13) by Stuart Gibbs, 352 pages. Simon, 2025. $19

Content: PG (danger, violence mentioned)

BUYING ADVISORY: EL, MS - ESSENTIAL

APPEALS TO: MANY

After their last mission, the spy school core has been invited to visit Orion on his mansion estate in Indonesia.  As they approach, however, the whole country goes black.  Could someone, someone evil, have unleashed a Birthday Cake (lights out) on the country.  Its worse than they even imagined - someone has turned off the whole world. The kids are left behind by the adults who go charging off to save the world.  But you and I know who is going to really save the day. 

I love that Gibbs is letting his characters grow and show vulnerabilities and doubts as they go. I do wish the author would give them a breather before they launch into the next mission to save the world, but I already know that isn’t going to happen. 

Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS



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