Stuart Gibbs

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Stuart Gibbs
Gibbs at the 2019 Texas Book Festival
Gibbs at the 2019 Texas Book Festival
Born (1969-06-11) June 11, 1969 (age 52)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S
OccupationAuthor
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania (BA)
Years active1969–present
Website
stuartgibbs.com

Stuart Gibbs (born June 11, 1969) is an American author who has written five series: the FunJungle series, the Moon Base Alpha series, the Weird School series, the Charlie Thorne series, and the Last Musketeer series. He was a screenwriter for many years before becoming an author; among the movies and TV shows he wrote the screenplay for are Showdown (1993), See Spot Run (2001), and Repli-Kate (2002).

Gibbs' books have been described as "fun, fast-paced."[1] and "entertaining".[2] He writes mostly mystery and humor books that are aimed for tweens and teens.

Personal life[]

He was born in 1969 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, moved to Washington, D.C. at 5, and moved to San Antonio, Texas when he was seven.[3] He attended the University of Pennsylvania.[4]

Gibbs lives in Los Angeles with his children Dashiell and Violet. His wife, Suzanne Patmore Gibbs, whom he married in 2005, was a successful TV executive who headed drama at ABC and then Sony's Tristar Television. His wife passed away during the writing of the sixth Spy School book in 2018. He stated in the acknowledgments of the book that many authors and others helped him and his children get through the difficult time.[citation needed]

Books[]

FunJungle series[]

The FunJungle series is about a boy named Theodore (Teddy) Fitzroy who lives with his family in the largest zoo in America, the (fictional) titular FunJungle. Teddy and his friends solve various mysteries that occur around the zoo, trying to watch out for people that will make his life harder, such as Marge "Large Marge" O'Malley and the ever dubious billionaire owner of FunJungle, J.J. McCracken. As the series progresses, Teddy becomes friends with, and later starts dating, J.J.'s daughter Summer McCracken. Currently, Teddy has solved seven mysteries that revolve around a main zoo animal who is in danger.[5]

  1. Belly Up (2010)
  2. Poached (2014)
  3. Big Game (2015)
  4. Panda-monium (2017)
  5. Lion Down (2019)
  6. Tyrannosaurus Wrecks (2020)
  7. Bear Bottom (2021)

Spy School series[]

In the Spy School Series, twelve-year-old Benjamin Ripley gets recruited to the top-secret CIA academy of espionage. He has several successful missions against the evil spy organization SPYDER with fellow spy Erica Hale.

Books:

  1. Spy School (2012) Benjamin Ripley, a thirteen-year-old, is originally recruited as "bait" to catch a "mole" at the DC CIA School of Espionage, but ends up becoming a real spy due to his satisfactory achievement in his mission, where he stopped a bomb from exploding and killing several top espionage leaders.
  2. Spy Camp (2013) In the second book in the series, Ben attends the CIA's 'summer camp' version of spy school. He meets Erica's grandfather, Cyrus Hale, who was a successful spy in his early days and was still a top spy. SPYDER tries to recruit him, but he turns them down, escapes with Erica and Cyrus, and foils their evil plans again, stopping them from nuking They also expose Erica's father as a fraud CIA spy.
  3. Evil Spy School (2015) After being expelled from the CIA's top-secret spy school, Ben is forced into SPYDER's espionage academy in their headquarters. SPYDER tricks him into doing complex mathematical problems to plan a missile strike on New York City. Later, he is saved from SPYDER by Erica and Cyrus, and not only stops the missiles from launching at New York but redirects them to SPYDER's headquarters, nearly being killed.
  4. Spy Ski School (2016) In the fourth book in the series, Ben, Erica, Cyrus, and several other students at the academy are sent to Vail, Colorado to keep tabs on Leo Shang, a Chinese billionaire who is at the resort. Ben befriends Shang's daughter, Jessica, revealing the compassion Erica has for him that she has hidden under her icy personality. Ben finds out Shang's plan and stops a nuclear bomb from destroying a good part of Colorado. He also reveals to his best friend Mike, that he is a spy, who joins spy school.
  5. Spy School Secret Service (2017) After being assigned to befriending the President of the United States' son, Ben is planted with bombs by SPYDER in an attempt to blow up the Oval Office and framed for the explosion. He becomes a wanted criminal, but with help from Erica, Cyrus, and other Spy School Students stops SPYDER from threatening the rest of the world with the USA's nuclear arsenal for money.
  6. Spy School Goes South (2018) In this book, Ben and Erica are sent to Aquarius, a prestigious beach resort on the Yucatan Peninsula to follow SPYDER agent Murray Hill as he leads them to SPYDER's new headquarters. They find SPYDER is nuking Antarctica, causing a rapid speed-up of Global Warming. Together Ben and Erica foil their plans, as well as imprisoning some of their operatives.He also is faced with the decision on if he wants to be with spy school friend Zoe, or Erica.
  7. Spy School British Invasion (2019) Taking place right after Spy School Goes South, Ben and Erica, with Erica's mom Catherine Hale (Who is in the MI6), follow a lead taking them to Mr. E, the supreme leader of SPYDER, in Paris, France. They figure out SPYDER's final plan, and prevent it from taking place, as well as capture Mr. E, who turns out to be a former CIA operative, defeating SPYDER for good.
  8. Spy School Revolution (2020) After Erica appears to have switched sides, Ben is the only one who believes she is truly innocent, which pits him against his own friends. Ben fights a new evil organization called Croatoan as he tries to prove Erica's innocence after kissing her friend Rufus Fartsnout. [6]
  9. Spy School at Sea (August 31,2021)

Moon Base Alpha series[]

The MBA series takes place in 2041 where Dashiell Gibson and his family are recruited to go to Moon Base Alpha, the first human lunar colony. In each book, Dashiell (nicknamed Dash) investigates unusual occurences. [7]

  1. Space Case (2014) Dr. Holtz, a scientist at MBA, mysteriously dies on the lunar surface.
  2. Spaced Out (2016) The head of MBA goes missing.
  3. Waste of Space (2018) One of the Lunar Tourists gets poisoned.

The Last Musketeer series[]

The Last Musketeer series is about a boy named Greg who goes back in time to the time of the Three Musketeers to save his parents.

  1. The Last Musketeer (2011)
  2. Traitor's Chase (2012)
  3. Double Cross (2013)

Charlie Thorne series[]

The Charlie Thorne series centers around a 12-year-old genius, who, throughout the series, races against various villians to find dangerous discoveries by famous people throughout history.

  1. Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation (2019)
  2. Charlie Thorne and the Lost City (2021)
  3. Untitled (2022)

References[]

  1. ^ Tracy Moore. "Spy School". www.commonsensemedia.org. Common Sense Media Inc. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  2. ^ "Spy Camp". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media LLC. February 27, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  3. ^ "FAQ | Stuart Gibbs". Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  4. ^ "David Stern and Stuart Gibbs, Writers | RealArts@Penn". web.sas.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  5. ^ "Funjungle". Simon & Schuster, Inc. October 2, 2018.
  6. ^ spy school revolution.
  7. ^ "'Space Case' and 'The Twin Powers'". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
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