Did not realize that. Will keep it in mind. Also, yes, Artemis Fowl is great. Just ignore books 6-8.
Artemis Fowl is awesome.
Has anyone here ever read the CHERUB series, or is that not big in the US?
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?It's like Young James Bond except the author took pains to make the idea of young spies a serious one.
Basically, the kids are orphans who are pretty much unpersoned by a secret branch of the government who takes them to a special school out in the middle of nowhere where they're trained to be agents.
The reasoning is, a criminal would be suspicious if an adult agent came to their house and asked questions. But if their kids brought home friends who ran around (and planted bugs and stole data from hard-drives when nobody was looking) they wouldn't bat an eye.
They go after drug lords, domestic terrorists, bike gangs other frighteningly realistic baddies. No volcano lairs.
And unlike Alex Rider and all that super spy stuff, they're never given a job that is beyond a kid's ability - most of their work is done in tandem with actual adult agents.
No fancy gadgets, either. Just lock-guns and other actual spy gear. It's a deconstruction of the idea of kid spies.
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What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?And I still hate them.
Again, I'm a giant fucking pussy.
So, my friend, we'll call him G, shows another friend of ours, who we'll call S, The House 2 on G's laptop in class. So they play it for a while, and G is just yelping at every scare. Then we get to the bedroom with the loading screen scare. G literally screams like a little girl, while S is just laughing her ass off.
"Shake the dust." - Anis MojganiAnd unlike Alex Rider, the kids are actually treated with respect, can choose whether or not to enter or even whether or not to remain.
Once they're an adult, they leave, with a shitload of credentials.
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?It has a trope page, apparently.
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?Yep, pretty much.
The stories get pretty damn dark, which is startling when the protagonists are between 11-17.
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?

oh hey badger
the house ain't all that bad, is the house 2 supposed to be a thrill ride or somefin?
One: Holly's fucking cool, dude. Two: Artemis Fowl sounds very interesting and I should pick it up sometime. And three: ...her boots seem to be connected to her suit or something? Minor nitpick there.
mario is red, i am green, i try my best, but everyone's mean