<div><div>Michael Buckley is at his comic best in this madcap new series sure to appeal to kids looking for a quick, exciting read.<BR> <BR>Combining all the excitement of international espionage and all the awkwardness of elementary school, <I>NERDS</I>, featuring a group of unpopular students who run a spy network from inside their school, hits the mark. With the help of cutting-edge science, their nerdy qualities are enhanced and transformed into incredible abilities! They battle the Hyena, a former junior beauty pageant contestant turned assassin, and an array of James Bond–style villains, each with an evil plan more diabolical and more ridiculous than the last.<BR><BR><BR></DIV></DIV>F&P level: V