James Burks is a master of disguise. He's spent over twenty years working undercover in the animation industry on movies and television shows, including Bravest Warriors, Space Jam, Treasure Planet, The Emperor's New Groove, and The Iron Giant. He's also the mastermind behind the popular Bird & Squirrel graphic novel series. He lives with his family in a secret base hidden on an ordinary street somewhere in Southern California. You can visit him at jamesburks.com.
Praise for the Agent 9 series!
"Funny, adorable, and action-packed!" —Kazu Kibuishi, #1 New York
Times bestselling creator of the Amulet series
"MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! Agent 9 is full of fun and adventure!"
—Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm, New York Times bestselling
co-creators of the Babymouse and the Sunny series
"Agent 9 is a fast-paced adventure with a slick visual style and
great humor all wrapped into one!" —Dan Santat, Caldecott
Medalist and New York Times bestselling creator of The Aquanaut and
The Adventures of Beekle
"Every kid will see themselves in this feisty, mischievous cat.
Action, adventure, and plenty of laughs in this well-crafted, super
fun world." —LeUyen Pham, Caldecott Honoree and New York Time
bestselling co-creator of Real Friends and the Princess in Black
series
"Agent 9 bolts, bounds, and—more often—explodes through every
hilarious page in this welcome new addition to the spy genre. Burks
is at the height of his creative prowess." —Mike Maihack, creator
of the Cleopatra in Space series
“A delightful graphic romp. With a blend of thrilling chase scenes
and a generous helping of humor, this crowd pleaser should be
catnip to fans of series like Aaron Blabey’s The Bad Guys. Spy
aficionados will find this purr-fect.” —Kirkus on
Flood-a-Geddon!
"Sure to make readers gasp and giggle. While escapes, explosions,
and scribbly, jewel-toned art will no doubt draw in younger
readers, Burks’ dry humor will also keep a more sophisticated crowd
engaged and chuckling. Readers will be sure to keep an eye out for
9’s next adventure, but they’ll definitely want to give this first
romp a few rereads in the meantime." —BCCB
"Burks delivers an endearing tale about a secret agent character a
la James Bond, but much zanier. Fans of Burks’ Bird & Squirrel
series will gobble up this new offering. [It] will elicit chuckles
from young and old readers alike." —School Library Connection
"Hooray, for Agent 9! This is a good old-fashioned spy thriller but
with a hero that has a lot of learning to do. And you can
believe that this cat may scratch and claw its way into your top
picks." —Elizabeth Bird, Fuse 8, an SLJ Blog
"Zippier than a roomful of kittens on catnip, with fast-paced,
full-color wordless sequences. This is a fully self-contained
adventure with a smile-inducing resolution. A teamwork tale that is
the cat’s meow" —Kirkus on Mind Control!
"This crime-fighting caper is perfect for readers who like
their adventures to be funny as well as exciting.” —The Week
Junior
"Awesome action-packed spy adventures.” —WRD magazine
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