Stuart Gibbs, what were the other options for the title of Spy School Goes East
diddly –
I think that anyone who reads my books ought to be able to figure out what my politics are.
johnB
None of the other titles worked nearly as well as Goes East, so there is no point in sharing them.
Mr. Gibson are you a agent for the CIA ? You know a lot about the CIA for a normal person.
Jonathan Sabin
First of all, my name is not Gibson.
Secondly, if I was an agent for the CIA, I couldn’t tell you that I was an agent, could I?
Hello
Even if Teddy was scared of Marge posting the video of Summer “Shoplifting”, couldn’t he threaten Marge with telling JJ McCracken about Marge always accusing him of things?
(This is connected to the first comment)
Hi –
I am not sure which book you are referring to, but I think it’s Belly Up and you have to remember that I wrote that book in 2008, so I can’t recall every single detail about it any more. I presume that I had a very good reason that wouldn;t work though. Perhaps that Teddy doesn’t know JJ well and Marge is an authority figure?
Hi Mr. Gibbs,
I have been a fan of the Spy School series for a long time. Since I love collecting Funko Pops, I was wondering if it might be possible to see Funko Pops of Spy School characters in the future? I would really love it!
RD –
I am guessing that, unless Spy School becomes a huge hit movie or TV show, there will be no Funko Pops of the characters. I don’t think they ever do literary characters, in part because everyone has a different idea of what they look like, so how could a Funko Pop version of Ben Ripley be recognizable to everyone?
I have a question is Ben going to get to his third year at spy school soon because I think he should
Agent bob
If you track the timeline of when the books are occuring, Ben is certainly heading for year three.
Hello,
I have a question
Are authors free to use cuss words? Cuz I’ve noticed some in your books
Hi –
First of all, what every person considers a cuss word is different. Some people, it turns out, have a big problem with certain synonyms for ‘buttocks’ even though many other people do not.
That said, if I used certain words, then authors must be allowed to do that. There’s no law against it.
Hi again
I was wondering
Do you choose who talks in the audiobooks?
Please reply
Thanks!
Hi
I do not pick the person who records the audiobooks. My publisher does that. But I am allowed to have approval for that person — sometimes.
Rummer has it that you just signed a deal for a spy school tv show.is that true!!!
Ben –
I cannot confirm any rumors at this time.
are you going to wright another Charlie Thorn book
kale –
I do not know if I will have time to write a new CT book, especially given the new series I announced today. (See my blog.)
Hello Mr. Gibbs!
How and where do you learn all that stuff about the CIA and M16? Is it all on the websites? And if it isn’t, do you make it up?
I am in love with the Spy School series and I am so glad there is another, even though the wait list on libby is going to be lick 2 months long. I am also so glad that Ben and Erica got together and hope they go on another date that we get more info on. do they go on a date? please say yes.
Thanks for making such amazing books
Henry Davis
Lexi –
I used to mostly do research. But these days, I have connections at the CIA.
Although, since my books are fiction, I often make stuff up.
Henry Davis –
In the books, Ben and Erica are always on missions, during which there is not really time for dating.
Mr Gibbs
In spy School secret service Catherine have Ben a suit just like Erica’s.
Where did the suit go in the later books such as SS project X and goes north and goes wild and blackout?
Please reply
Me
Polarbear –
The suit is meant for stealth night missions. Ben would actually stand out wearing it at other times.
Also, just because you have a suit does not mean you wear it every single day.
Hi Mr. Gibbs I’m so happy to finally meet you at nttbf. If you remember My name is Chandrark and we met in person at nttbf for the first time 2 years ago.
Dear Mr. Gibbs,
Thank you for checking the entrance exam website.
I reviewed my submission again and re-entered the passkey exactly according to the documented construction guidelines. Despite this, the system continues to return the rejection notice rather than the congratulatory message you mentioned.
Because of this, I wanted to follow up and ask if there may be any additional formatting requirements (such as capitalization, spacing, or hidden characters) or if there is any possibility the system could be interpreting the entry differently than intended.
If helpful, I would be glad to send the exact code I entered so it can be verified against the expected passkey.
Respectfully,
Agent Fire
Hi Stuart Gibbs, I’m just starting on the first book, I was just asking “Does Erica actually like Ben? Or does somebody actually has a crush on Ben?”
Hey Mrs. Gibbson Stuart! I have a question. will you ever bring Kenji back?? I really like Kenji he’s easily the best character in the world…I love love love Kenji…but never read your books my friend told me all about him, she rlly doesn’t like Kenji but he might draw me to read the entire series….maybe….only if you bring him back…like add him to a book or smth…cuz he’s so cool. I rlly like how you came up with the pressure pint trick….Thats rlly smart. thanks for being you.
Hi Mr. Gibbs, this is Chandrark, you saw me at NTTBF the other day, wearing the grey sweater. i just wanted to say I really enjoyed it, and it was a pleasure to meet you again
Agent Fire –
As noted when you write before, I have checked out the proper code and found the website to be working properly. I can only assume that you are entering the wrong code. Or perhaps there is something wrong with your web server.
Chandrark –
It was nice to see you at NTTBF again! Thanks for coming back!
Lizard –
Keep reading. Your questions will be answered.
Rivka –
I would hope that maybe a character like Charlie would draw you into the series, rather than a minor character like Kenji.
Also, please note that my name is not Gibbson Stuart.
could you make one of the spy school characters speak latin. i am learning latin in school and i thought it would be kind of cool if one of the characters could speak latin to.
mr Jefferson –
I am not sure what circumstance speaking Latin would be as valuable on a mission as speaking a modern language would be — unless they go undercover at Vatican City.
that would make for a good book. i mean they could do a mission protecting the pope
or the pope went bad.
Mr. Gibbs,
The best part of my week is always reading about teddy solving a crime,
and i’m wondering what your favorite fun jungle book you wrote is?
Your biggest fun jungle fan,
Francis
Is Spy School being made into a movie? If so, could you let us know when the casting calls are open? Namely Erica Hale? Also, is Charlie Thorne being made into a movie?
Stuart
where did you get inspiration for “spy school project x” i loved the book but am still wondering where you got the idea
Francis –
I don’t have a favorite of any series that I have written. I work very hard on every book that I write and like them all equally well.
ava
If any of my books gets turned into a movie, I will post about it on this very blog. And if there are open casting calls, I will post about those here as well.
Xx
I explain where the idea for Project X came from in the book itself, in the author’s note at the end.
Dear Mr. Gibbs,
I am a huge fan of dc, especially Batman, and I recently realized that you helped make a Batman graphic novel, and the second is coming out soon. Thus, I have a few questions.
1. Why is Hugo strange a vice principal? In the comics, he is usually either your average mad scientist, or an insane psychiatrist obsessed with perfection. Why did you make him the vice principal?
2. What would you say is the difference between writing a graphic novel and a normal book? Since you worked with an artist, did you have equally split creative control? Or did one of you have more control than the other?
3. Where do you draw inspiration for the characters and how they act? Do you use any specific comics or movies for how characters act? Or do you make most stuff up?
4. Out of all the Batman movies, which would you say are your favorites? (My personal favorite is the Batman (2022))
5. I know you most likely can’t answer this, but if there are more books in this series, do you have any planes on using lesser known villains such as calendar man, the ventriloquist/scarface, and the mad hatter?
Thank you, and only answer the questions you want to answer. I’m a big fan!
– Froujy
Froujy –
1) DC actually suggested the vice principal. I had originally written a different character there.
2) A GN is much more like a screenplay than a book. You have to think of how to tell the story visually. For DC, I have to describe what is happening in every single panel.
3) To their credit, DC let me do whatever i wanted with the characters. I didn’t base them on any specific movies or comics. I just imagined what someone with superpowers might be like in middle school — and what someone who didn’t have superpowers might be like in those circumstances.
4) I really am not a fan of the really dark Batman movies. Amd I don’t like how campy the movies got in the 1980s. So I’d have to say that Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight is the best.
5) Berat is slipping lots of the lesser known villains into the background, but to me, for most of the humor to work, I need to write about characters who are familiar to my young audience. (That said, I can occasionally make an appearance by a lesser known character funny.)
Hi Mr. Gibbs!
I love Spy School and I’m sure this is all classified lol, but two questions:
1) do you forsee a end to the spy school series anytime soon, or do you think it might just keep going for years to come?
2) would there ever be a potential spin-off where the stories of Alex+Catherine Hale, or Cyrus and Mary Hale are told?
thanks!
Sarah
I do not see an end to the SS series in the next few years. Can’t say how long it will go.
There is a very slight chance that there could be some sort of prequels to the series, but for now I prefer the idea of telling more stories about the current characters.
My school JUST got Spy camp graphic novel and Spy ski school. I am so exited! ;-;
whod u vote for in the election
Stuart Gibbs, what were the other options for the title of Spy School Goes East
diddly –
I think that anyone who reads my books ought to be able to figure out what my politics are.
johnB
None of the other titles worked nearly as well as Goes East, so there is no point in sharing them.
Mr. Gibson are you a agent for the CIA ? You know a lot about the CIA for a normal person.
Jonathan Sabin
First of all, my name is not Gibson.
Secondly, if I was an agent for the CIA, I couldn’t tell you that I was an agent, could I?
Hello
Even if Teddy was scared of Marge posting the video of Summer “Shoplifting”, couldn’t he threaten Marge with telling JJ McCracken about Marge always accusing him of things?
(This is connected to the first comment)
Hi –
I am not sure which book you are referring to, but I think it’s Belly Up and you have to remember that I wrote that book in 2008, so I can’t recall every single detail about it any more. I presume that I had a very good reason that wouldn;t work though. Perhaps that Teddy doesn’t know JJ well and Marge is an authority figure?
Hi Mr. Gibbs,
I have been a fan of the Spy School series for a long time. Since I love collecting Funko Pops, I was wondering if it might be possible to see Funko Pops of Spy School characters in the future? I would really love it!
RD –
I am guessing that, unless Spy School becomes a huge hit movie or TV show, there will be no Funko Pops of the characters. I don’t think they ever do literary characters, in part because everyone has a different idea of what they look like, so how could a Funko Pop version of Ben Ripley be recognizable to everyone?
I have a question is Ben going to get to his third year at spy school soon because I think he should
Agent bob
If you track the timeline of when the books are occuring, Ben is certainly heading for year three.
Hello,
I have a question
Are authors free to use cuss words? Cuz I’ve noticed some in your books
Hi –
First of all, what every person considers a cuss word is different. Some people, it turns out, have a big problem with certain synonyms for ‘buttocks’ even though many other people do not.
That said, if I used certain words, then authors must be allowed to do that. There’s no law against it.
Hi again
I was wondering
Do you choose who talks in the audiobooks?
Please reply
Thanks!
Hi
I do not pick the person who records the audiobooks. My publisher does that. But I am allowed to have approval for that person — sometimes.
Rummer has it that you just signed a deal for a spy school tv show.is that true!!!
Ben –
I cannot confirm any rumors at this time.
are you going to wright another Charlie Thorn book
kale –
I do not know if I will have time to write a new CT book, especially given the new series I announced today. (See my blog.)
Hello Mr. Gibbs!
How and where do you learn all that stuff about the CIA and M16? Is it all on the websites? And if it isn’t, do you make it up?
I am in love with the Spy School series and I am so glad there is another, even though the wait list on libby is going to be lick 2 months long. I am also so glad that Ben and Erica got together and hope they go on another date that we get more info on. do they go on a date? please say yes.
Thanks for making such amazing books
Henry Davis
Lexi –
I used to mostly do research. But these days, I have connections at the CIA.
Although, since my books are fiction, I often make stuff up.
Henry Davis –
In the books, Ben and Erica are always on missions, during which there is not really time for dating.
Mr Gibbs
In spy School secret service Catherine have Ben a suit just like Erica’s.
Where did the suit go in the later books such as SS project X and goes north and goes wild and blackout?
Please reply
Me
Polarbear –
The suit is meant for stealth night missions. Ben would actually stand out wearing it at other times.
Also, just because you have a suit does not mean you wear it every single day.
Hi Mr. Gibbs I’m so happy to finally meet you at nttbf. If you remember My name is Chandrark and we met in person at nttbf for the first time 2 years ago.
Dear Mr. Gibbs,
Thank you for checking the entrance exam website.
I reviewed my submission again and re-entered the passkey exactly according to the documented construction guidelines. Despite this, the system continues to return the rejection notice rather than the congratulatory message you mentioned.
Because of this, I wanted to follow up and ask if there may be any additional formatting requirements (such as capitalization, spacing, or hidden characters) or if there is any possibility the system could be interpreting the entry differently than intended.
If helpful, I would be glad to send the exact code I entered so it can be verified against the expected passkey.
Respectfully,
Agent Fire
Hi Stuart Gibbs, I’m just starting on the first book, I was just asking “Does Erica actually like Ben? Or does somebody actually has a crush on Ben?”
Hey Mrs. Gibbson Stuart! I have a question. will you ever bring Kenji back?? I really like Kenji he’s easily the best character in the world…I love love love Kenji…but never read your books my friend told me all about him, she rlly doesn’t like Kenji but he might draw me to read the entire series….maybe….only if you bring him back…like add him to a book or smth…cuz he’s so cool. I rlly like how you came up with the pressure pint trick….Thats rlly smart. thanks for being you.
Hi Mr. Gibbs, this is Chandrark, you saw me at NTTBF the other day, wearing the grey sweater. i just wanted to say I really enjoyed it, and it was a pleasure to meet you again
Agent Fire –
As noted when you write before, I have checked out the proper code and found the website to be working properly. I can only assume that you are entering the wrong code. Or perhaps there is something wrong with your web server.
Chandrark –
It was nice to see you at NTTBF again! Thanks for coming back!
Lizard –
Keep reading. Your questions will be answered.
Rivka –
I would hope that maybe a character like Charlie would draw you into the series, rather than a minor character like Kenji.
Also, please note that my name is not Gibbson Stuart.
could you make one of the spy school characters speak latin. i am learning latin in school and i thought it would be kind of cool if one of the characters could speak latin to.
mr Jefferson –
I am not sure what circumstance speaking Latin would be as valuable on a mission as speaking a modern language would be — unless they go undercover at Vatican City.
that would make for a good book. i mean they could do a mission protecting the pope
or the pope went bad.
Mr. Gibbs,
The best part of my week is always reading about teddy solving a crime,
and i’m wondering what your favorite fun jungle book you wrote is?
Your biggest fun jungle fan,
Francis
Is Spy School being made into a movie? If so, could you let us know when the casting calls are open? Namely Erica Hale? Also, is Charlie Thorne being made into a movie?
Stuart
where did you get inspiration for “spy school project x” i loved the book but am still wondering where you got the idea
Francis –
I don’t have a favorite of any series that I have written. I work very hard on every book that I write and like them all equally well.
ava
If any of my books gets turned into a movie, I will post about it on this very blog. And if there are open casting calls, I will post about those here as well.
Xx
I explain where the idea for Project X came from in the book itself, in the author’s note at the end.
Dear Mr. Gibbs,
I am a huge fan of dc, especially Batman, and I recently realized that you helped make a Batman graphic novel, and the second is coming out soon. Thus, I have a few questions.
1. Why is Hugo strange a vice principal? In the comics, he is usually either your average mad scientist, or an insane psychiatrist obsessed with perfection. Why did you make him the vice principal?
2. What would you say is the difference between writing a graphic novel and a normal book? Since you worked with an artist, did you have equally split creative control? Or did one of you have more control than the other?
3. Where do you draw inspiration for the characters and how they act? Do you use any specific comics or movies for how characters act? Or do you make most stuff up?
4. Out of all the Batman movies, which would you say are your favorites? (My personal favorite is the Batman (2022))
5. I know you most likely can’t answer this, but if there are more books in this series, do you have any planes on using lesser known villains such as calendar man, the ventriloquist/scarface, and the mad hatter?
Thank you, and only answer the questions you want to answer. I’m a big fan!
– Froujy
Froujy –
1) DC actually suggested the vice principal. I had originally written a different character there.
2) A GN is much more like a screenplay than a book. You have to think of how to tell the story visually. For DC, I have to describe what is happening in every single panel.
3) To their credit, DC let me do whatever i wanted with the characters. I didn’t base them on any specific movies or comics. I just imagined what someone with superpowers might be like in middle school — and what someone who didn’t have superpowers might be like in those circumstances.
4) I really am not a fan of the really dark Batman movies. Amd I don’t like how campy the movies got in the 1980s. So I’d have to say that Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight is the best.
5) Berat is slipping lots of the lesser known villains into the background, but to me, for most of the humor to work, I need to write about characters who are familiar to my young audience. (That said, I can occasionally make an appearance by a lesser known character funny.)
Hi Mr. Gibbs!
I love Spy School and I’m sure this is all classified lol, but two questions:
1) do you forsee a end to the spy school series anytime soon, or do you think it might just keep going for years to come?
2) would there ever be a potential spin-off where the stories of Alex+Catherine Hale, or Cyrus and Mary Hale are told?
thanks!
Sarah
I do not see an end to the SS series in the next few years. Can’t say how long it will go.
There is a very slight chance that there could be some sort of prequels to the series, but for now I prefer the idea of telling more stories about the current characters.
My school JUST got Spy camp graphic novel and Spy ski school. I am so exited! ;-;