Twelve-year-old Ben Ripley leaves his public middle school to attend the CIA's highly secretive Espionage Academy, which everyone is told is an elite science school. Interest Level: 5-8 Reading Level: 5.3 ATOS Book Level: 5.3 AR Interest Level: MG AR Points: 9 AR Quiz: 150928EN Reading Counts Level: 4.5 Reading Counts Points: 16 Lexile Measure: 740.