Nerds: M is for Mama (BK 2)

Buckley, Michael. Nerds: M is for Mama (BK 2)
Amulet see Abrams, Harry 2010 260p 14.95
978-0-8109-8986-3 ms/jr Science fiction VG
Join the members of Nerds (National Espionage Rescue, and Defense Society) as they confront one of their own in a fight to save the world against terrorism.
In this episode, we find our secret agents fighting against their former teammate, Simon. Simon has the ability to hypnotize people and control them. His current enterprise has been to hypnotize a hoard of squirrels who now work for him as he moves forward with his plan to take over the world by controlling all of the computers.
The NERDS are used to adversity; however, in this instance they find that Simon has also found an accomplice. This accomplice, Albert, is a gifted scientist who invented a ray gun that could wipe out the special abilities of the NERDS.
Action starts when the janitor activates a fire drill to get everyone out of the school so the NERDS can board a rocket that emerges from under the gym floor. Duncan, Matilda, Ruby, Jackson, and Flinch take off with Agent Brand (janitor) and Ms Holiday (librarian) and head to Edinburgh, Scotland.

The action is fast paced and keeps the readers on the edge of their seats. However, one of the most important messages in the plot concerns the fact that Duncan learned that he is good at his job because of who he is an not all of the powers given to him by computer technology.

This is a well written book that would make an excellent addition to any upper elementary and middle school library. McNeil(3), Linda
School life

Buckley, Michael. Nerds: National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense.

Buckley, Michael. Nerds: National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense.
Abrams, Harry 2009 315p 14.95 978-0-8109-4324-7 ms/jr

This is a humorous story about several misfits (or Nerds) who can save the world from destruction utilizing the technological tools found in the secret basement of their middle school.
Readers will have a humorous read when they become acquainted with the fifth grade super spies from NERD. Their name stands for National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society. The members of the team are considered geeks by most of the cool kids at the middle school. Nobody even suspects that the “Nerds” are super spies who skip class only to be transported by a school bus with very unusual powers. Along the same line no one even suspects that the geeks are led by none other than the janitor and the librarian.
The Nerds are hard put to find and neutralize a crazed scientist who has a plan to pull all of the continents together into one continent. Needless to say the scientist doesn’t care abut the death and destruction left in the wake of the reorganization. Hyena is a platinum haired former beauty queen turned killer for hire. It is up to her to procure the scientists and their inventions that are needed for building a giant magnetic disc to rearrange the continents.
The story is a humorous fast moving story that will delight readers. IN addition they will chuckle at such nicknames as: “Gluestick” Dewey, “Pufferfish” Peet, “Choppers” Hodges, “Flinch” Escala, “Wheezer” Choi, and “Braceface” Jones. Linda McNeil