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The League of Unexceptional Children

Book 1

Gitty Daneshvari, Author

Paperback

Series: The League of Unexceptional Children

Imprint: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Publication date: October 20, 2015

Category: General fiction (Children's / Teenage)

ISBN: 9780349124209

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Hilarious action adventure for readers aged 8 and up, featuring the world’s most unexceptional spies. You think spies are clever and cool and mysterious? Think again . . .

When Jonathan and Shelley are summoned to work for The League of Unexceptional Children they’re more than a little bit surprised. Average in every single way, they’ve never been singled out for anything in their lives . . . scrap that, they’ve never even been noticed.

But that’s exactly what the League is after. Because if you’re truly forgettable, you’re perfect for acts of espionage – as Jonathan and Shelley are about to find out.

Reviews

Delivers hilarious shenanigans...This humorous new series is sure to appeal to fans of Daneshvari and other lovers of the ludicrous.

Kirkus

Pokes sly fun at the pressure to raise future valedictorians and CEOs, by turning the tables on the classic trope of an average kid discovering greatness...Daneshvari's fast-paced, twisty story is chock-full of clever humor.

Publisher's Weekly

This...amusing chapter book goes down easy. Even with the fate of the world resting on their 'slightly hunched' shoulders, the main characters are so disarmingly upfront about their inadequacies that they'll definitely have readers on their side.

Booklist

Keeps readers giggling.

SLJ

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Gitty Daneshvari

As a child Gitty Daneshvari talked and talked and talked. Whether yammering at her sister through a closed door or bombarding her parents with questions while they attempted to sleep, she absolutely refused to stop chattering until finally there was no one left to listen. In need of an outlet for her thoughts, Gitty began writing and she hasn’t stopped since.

Gitty is the author of the middle grade series SCHOOL OF FEAR, SCHOOL OF FEAR 2: CLASS IS NOT DISMISSED and SCHOOL OF FEAR 3: THE FINAL EXAM.

She currently lives in New York City with her highly literate English bulldog Harriet. And yes she still talks too much.