But adult MI6 mentors Mother (who's a guy) and Monty (who's a woman), among others, offer solid support and advice while dealing with troubles of their own. There are some adult villains, from cartoonish terrorists to ego-driven politicians, as well as an unknown mole in MI6 who's also a murderer. Sydney and Brooklyn are on the outs as the story opens, and how they make things better is important to the plot so is teamwork. All the City Spies get their moments to shine, and also to work together - 15-year-old Paris, born in Rwanda, who became a street kid in France and saved a spy from death in a burning warehouse Sydney, 14 and late of Bondi Beach, who excels at improvising solutions in the most challenging situations Kat, 13, a math whiz recruited in a Nepali refugee camp, who may be on the autism spectrum, doesn't talk a lot but when she does it's spot-on 12-year-old Rio, a Brazilian street kid with no equal in magic, puzzle-solving, and sleight of hand and the newest recruit, computer wizard Brooklyn, also 12.
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