Vi Spy: Licence to Chill

By Author / Illustrator

Maz Evans

Genre

Funny Stories

Age range(s)

Publisher

Chicken House Ltd

ISBN

9781912626892

Format

Paperback / softback

Published

04-02-2021

Synopsis

Divorce is tough for any kid. But when - like Vi's parents - your mum is ex-secret service and your dad is a retired bad guy, 'till death do us part' takes on a whole new meaning. And with her parents' focus on each other, the real super-villains are having a field day. To save her family - and the world - from evil domination, Vi must turn spy ...

The first book in a brand new middle-grade comedy adventure series by the author of the Who Let the Gods Out? series; book 1 shortlisted for the Waterstones Book Prize. A laugh-out-loud funny, high-octane spy story perfect for readers aged 8 and up. Perfectly combines humour and heart: addresses the realities of being caught between divorcing parents.

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Reviews

If you are looking for a book that is side-splitting funny then look no further than Vi Spy by Maz Evans.

Valentine (Vi) Day is caught between the paranoid mother she has always known, super-spy Easter Day, and her super-villain father, Robert, who she never knew existed. They say opposites attract but this match was an explosion waiting to happen.

While Easter and Robert fight over Vi, Vi is introduced to a world of villainy set to shake the very ground she walks on. This modern day twist encompasses a nearly battlebot-mad step-brother and a concoction of out-of-control spies and villains including Austere, a clown with a sinister plan, and Siren, a beautiful lady with some rather unladylike tendencies: her farts could take down an army of henchmen.

Vi Spy is the first in a brand new spy series by author Maz Evans, who wrote Who Let the Gods Out and I can't wait for the next instalment.

Vi Spy would have classrooms erupting in laughter and would be a great book to support teaching of family, friendship, determination, perseverance, good vs evil and acceptance.

336 pages / Reviewed by Kelly Buxton, teacher