Junior Code Red – The Hacker Games Book 3 in the thrilling middle-grade spy series for ages 8–12
What do you get when you cross a spy school prank war with a cyber-attack that could expose top-secret missions worldwide?
Total digital chaos.
Mason Reed thought surviving snow-covered sabotage and vending machine betrayal was hard enough. But back at REDACTED—the world's most elite spy academy—things are glitching. Literally. Training drones are crashing. Coffee machines are launching cocoa grenades. And the school’s entire AI system is spitting out cat memes during top-secret briefings.
When the chaos points to a hacker inside the school, Mason and his team must crack codes, trace firewalls, and survive "The Hacker Games"—a simulated challenge where one mistake could mean real-world disaster.
But when virtual mischief turns dangerously real, the junior agents face their biggest threat yet. Can they stop the hacker before REDACTED is permanently offline?
Perfect for fans of Spy School, City Spies, and Alex Rider, this tech-fueled spy mystery is packed
🔍 Clever puzzles & codebreaking
🤖 Hilarious pranks vs real danger
🧑💻 Fast-paced, high-stakes missions
👦🏽👧🏽 Diverse and funny heroes kids will love
Gear up, log in, and get ready— The digital battlefield is open, and the junior agents are racing against time.
M.A. Stone has been writing and making up stories ever since she was a little girl and she got her Sesame Street coloring books taken away for filling them with dirty words. She was born and raised in Upstate NY(which oddly makes her sound like she is from Wisconsin)and has moved around all over the east coast.She currently lives in South Central PA with her amazingly sarcastic husband and her four incredibly entertaining children. Oh and her dog who weighs over 90 pounds, but thinks she is a Shi Tzu.