- #Nerds national espionage rescue and defense society professional#
- #Nerds national espionage rescue and defense society series#
I skimmed part of a Sisters Grimm book several years ago.
Evil/crazy villain and stunningly beautiful henchwoman (well, really goon but she's kinda sensitive about that).Īnd then.Michael Buckley takes all these elements and turns it into something completely different.Ībout Michael Buckley.
#Nerds national espionage rescue and defense society professional#
Slick, professional secret agent sent to take charge of their secret government operation.
It starts out with all the stereotypes: geeky kids who don't fit in because they lack social skills or have physical issues or are just weird. And we all learn a VERY IMPORTANT LESSON.Īnd then you have NERDS: National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society. Outcast kids turn out to be amazingly cool, band together, save the world, and totally destroy the popular kids. You have your average nerd/secret society story. I hear from my son that the later books are more plot focused.
#Nerds national espionage rescue and defense society series#
There is so much introductory material in the first of the NERDS series that there's little room left for adventure. By this time, I was singing the Rescue Aid Society song from The Rescuers as my attention and interest further drifted. And then there's more time on Jackson's new persona and how the National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society works. When they seem to disappear into thin air, he literally falls into their secret lair. He decides to follow them out of curiosity. It bloats the book and drags the pacing.Įventually Jackson catches onto the nerds of the class disappearing all together. I don't know if this long introduction is supposed to make Jackson a sympathetic character or a humorous one. Gone is the jock and Jackson is out of sorts. He suddenly needs braces and suffers some other normal teenage changes. It's told from the point of view of a bully, Jackson, who is accidentally recruited.īefore any of that happens, Jackson is turned appearance-wise into a nerd. NERDS: National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society by Michael Buckley is the first book in a series of elementary school aged superheroes, who are nerds in their secret identities. Highly recommend for high humor reluctant readers. With the help of his beauty pageant contestant turned assassin, he aims to move the continents back to their Pangea configuration. Jackson's braces are enhanced into shape-changing weapons so he and his hostile cohorts can save the planet from Jigsaw. None of them want their former bully in the group, but the adult in charge over-rides their vote. All of the NERDS have their weaknesses enhanced, giving them extraordinary abilities. Desperate to belong, he follows them and ends up in the secret headquarters of the National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society, aka NERDS. Jackson may not be the sharpest knife in the drawer, but he notices the nerds acting weird. Even the nerds don’t want to have anything to do with him. He has 64 teeth and is going to need braces and headgear. Then his orthodontist gives him the bad news. He bullies them with spitball ambushes and wedgies. Jackson is the most popular kid at Nathan Hale Elementary School, but the nerds have overpopulated the town and the school. Boys especially will be drawn to this book and will probably return for the remaining installments. Though maybe not original, these scenarios sell books. It has the classic children's book theme of the nerd squad putting the popular kids to shame. It's the classic evil scientist wanting to destroy the world, which has been done a gazillion times. Unlike his fantasy series which draws a huge fan base from the Grimm connection, this book is science-fiction. Buckley is a natural at this type of writing. It's over-the-top sarcasm, ridiculousness and satire. The humor in this book is just like that in.
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