Michael buckleys newest book, nerds, is primed to steal the hearts and brains of this generation of computer and science obsessed preteen boys and girls. He spends his days frequently on the field and playing pranks and raids on the nerds of his school. Though he did have two rows of teeth on the top and the bottom like a shark. A good example of this is when jackson jones, the main character, is getting his braces, and he turns out to have 64. Heres a description of the nerd crew from the flap copy. Theres a spy agency underneath nathan hale elementary school. He used to be a cool kid and be mean to the nerds, but then he got braces and his cool friends thought he was a nerd.
So this is my first nerds fanfiction ever, and thats probably not the best introduction, but eh. Au where the fifth book hasnt happened at all, miss holiday is the director of nerds and heathcliff is amnesiac nutter k plus for violence rated. Though the spy kids concept is a familiar one in print, tv and film, buckley has a flair for exaggerated humor, throws in some nice touches including a peevish security system that interacts with readers and wisely presents the nerds through the eyes of jackson, who spends much of the book denying his own social ostracism. Combining all the excitement of international espionage and all the awkwardness of elementary school, nerds, featuring a.
Technically this applies to all of the spies except jackson. Hes popular, has tons of friends, is the star of the football team, and he loves to torment nerds. However, when that doesnt work out, he joins the n. The book captured my attention because it is a humorous story about secret agents. National espionage, rescue, and defense society by michael buckley. When he got his braces he became an outcast and found his way into the bracket with the nerds. I felt like this book is better to be read by 5 graders because it would help them better to make connections with the story. So you will probably know what i mean when i say that i suspect the team of fifth grade superspy nerds in buckleys book came before his main character, jackson jones, or the plot of this first book in the series. S stands for national espionage rescue and defense society. National espionage, rescue, and defense society book one teaser published on may 27, 2009 michael buckley is at his comic best in this madcap new series sure to appeal to kids looking for. Jackson jones, once a cool 5th grade jock and very much full of himself, plummets from social acclaim to nerd status when he is fitted with the most tortuous set of braces ever designed. But then, he finds the playground the secret hideout for nerds by stuffing himself in nerds. Apr 06, 2017 the main characters are, well, nerds, who have been recruited by a top secret government agency to combat villains by using nanobyte technology. National espionage, rescue, and defense society by.
This book is about 5 socially awkward misfits who run a spy network from their elementary school. Nerds by michael buckley is fiction book about a boy named jackson jones. The main problem is that an evil scientist is trying to split the world in half and this team. The next day he goes to school with braces nobody talks to him. The book nerds, the cheerleaders of doom, michael buckley, is a great electrifying book that keeps you reading. The next day he goes to school with braces nobody talks to. National espionage, rescue, and defense society book one by michael buckley available from rakuten kobo. The main characters are, well, nerds, who have been recruited by a top secret government agency to combat villains by using nanobyte technology. There are many characters in the book nerds by mchael buckley, but there are only five main characters. Meet the nerds, a team of elevenyearold super spies. Jackson braceface jones this child is the leader of the team who started out being a popular kid that often picked on the nerds.
Thus nerds national espionage, rescue, and defense society was born. National espionage, rescue, and defense society book. This child is the leader of the team who started out being a popular kid that often picked on the nerds. Jacksonbraceface jones is one of the main characters, and a character in all the books so far. The nanobytes upgraded his braces into mechanical masterpiece with the ability to transform into any. National espionage, rescue, and defense society book one teaser published on may 27, 2009 michael buckley is at his comic best in. Major characters are duncan dewey, ruby peet, heathcliff hodges, julio escala, matilda choi, the hyena, dumb vinci, dr. National espionage, rescue, and defense society is the first book in the series. The biggest bully and most popular kid of the nathan hale elementary, in arlington, virginia, jackson jones braceface, loves to torment nerds. The excitement of international espionage combined with the awkwardness of elementary makes for nonstop laughs in nerds, the hilarious series from new york times bestselling author michael buckley. Jackson was an excellent football player and one of the bullies at the beginning of the first book.
Well, in the book nerds national, espionage, rescue, and defense society by michael buckley it answers that question. S national espionage, rescue, and defense society is the first book of michael buckleys series about the n. National espionage, rescue, and defense society is a fastpaced, kidsasspies thriller and spoof. Jackson jones used to be the most popular 11yearold at nathan hale elementary, but now hes forced to wear hideous magnetic braces on his teeth. Nerds book santa clara county library bibliocommons. Hes the star of the football team, receives decent grades, has a high popularity status, and a group of his own to call his friends. However, he gets braces and loses all his friends, he becomes a nerd himself. National espionage, rescue, and defense society book one 9780810989856. Her allergies help her detect danger and dishonesty. Dumped by his friends, he starts paying more attention to his surroundings and discovers that a small group of nerds vanishes regularly during the school day. Jackson jones is the it kid at his elementary school. He often wears a tuxedo, as shown on the first and third cover. Eventually he joins the nerds national espionage rescue and defense society.
Nerd, national espaniage rescue defence society was written by micheal buckley and is a book about a 5 grader named jackson jones who is the teams new recruit. What about feeling selfconscious about their tooth adjustment hardware. When jackson finds himself as one of the nerds he always bullied, everything starts to change. Jan 01, 2011 the book nerds, the cheerleaders of doom, michael buckley, is a great electrifying book that keeps you reading. On a more serious note, nerds presents some important themes that resonate with children in grade school. B882323ne 2009 ficdc22 2009015484 paperback isbn 9780. Jackson jones started out as your typical football star. Watch as jackson jones struggles to become one of the populars once again. But when a trip to the orthodontist leaves him with a brand new pair of braces and headgear, jackson s popularity evaporates. But were going to pretend that the first book spanned two months, from september to october, and. The government made them into special agents after determining that kids would make the best spies because 1 they are small, and often overlooked and underestimated by adults, and 2 they are more technosavvy than adults. Throughout the book you see the effect of jacksons bullying on those considered nerds or losers in school.
After the team keeps blaming all the mission fails on him and being aggresive to him, he resigns. He followed the nerds into a locker and went down into a secret lair and then he joined a secret team of spies. This book is about a really popular kid named jackson jones who bullies nerds. He is very popular until he goes to the orthodontist because he has sixty four teeth.
However, this all changes with a single dentist visit. Clave jones apr 23, 2020 the thanos imperative is some of the best marvel comics cosmic content out there. National espionage, rescue, and defense society book two. National espionage, rescue, and defense society michael buckley, author, ethen beavers, illustrator, illus. Nevertheless, his life is turned upside down when, after an appointment with his dentist,he comes out with braces and a magnetic headgear.
Its agents are five misfits, the kind of ultrageeks that get bullied every day. In the first book, matilda counters jacksons whining about how its not fair hes having to fight her with a backscratcher by saying she once won a fight with a mug of hot chocolate and a jelly doughnut and then proceeds to swap weapons with him and cream him with the scratcher beware the nice ones. National, espionage, rescue and defense society, couldnt be any better. Nerds book one by michael buckley nerdy with children. Aug 24, 2014 jackson jones rules elementary school. The series tells the story of a fictional spy agency and its agentschildren who have their nerdy characteristics upgraded into a tool that they can use to fight crime. I loved two things about this book before page one. After he got his braces, jackson lost his popularity and his place on the football team, due to his headgear not fitting inside the helmet. Jackson braceface jones is one of the main characters, and a character in all the books so far.
Nerds, michael buckley fanfiction archive fanfiction. Brett nodded, then turned to signal to the rest of jacksons team. National espionage, rescue, and defense society nerds book one the excitement of international espionage combined with the awkwardness of elementary makes for nonstop laughs in nerds, the hilarious series from new york times bestselling author michael buckley meet the nerds, a team of elevenyearold super spies. His braces were upgraded as soon as he walked into the nerds hq alowing them to transform into many different gadgets. Nerds, michael buckley fanfiction archive with over 69 stories. Jackson jones is living the life any 5th grader would like. National espionage, rescue, and defense society nerds. Hes popular,surrounded by friends,star of the nathan hale elementary football team, and there are always nerds to bully nearby. But when a trip to the orthodontist leaves him with a brand new pair of braces and headgear, jacksons popularity evaporates. In this book the lead character, jackson, is a cool boy who falls from grace and becomes a nerd when he gets a set of unwieldy braces. Michael buckley is very good at making the book funny and exciting which makes the book more interesting. His popularity drops when he gets a pair of horrible braces. They find that former agent codename mathlete, or gerdie, made the machine and stole from other earths. He spotted his targets climbing the crest of an embankment not more than a quarter of a mile away.
He smiled and turned to his partner and friend, brett bealer. National espionage, rescue, and defense society nerds series. He learns theyre a group of supersecret, superenhanced spies, and he accidentally gets. Well, read nerds book 1 by michael buckley to find out. Jackson jones, once a cool 5th grade jock and very much full of himself, plummets from social acclaim to. But then, he finds the playground the secret hideout for nerds by stuffing himself in his locker. National espionage, rescue, and defense society nerds book. Jackson jones peered through his binoculars at the horizon.
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