Codename Zero, by Chris RylanderSeventh grader Carson Fender has lived in North Dakota his entire life. It’s pretty much empty, so he has to liven things up a little – for example, by executing epic pranks. Like, um, releasing hundreds of goats on school property. And then, while everyone’s trying to round up the goats, super-gluing everything in the building. Every stapler to every desk. Gluing all the doors shut. Et cetera.
In all the chaos, Carson barely notices the guy in a black suit and dark glasses – at least until the guy walks right up to him and hands him a mysterious package. And tells him that he has to guard the package with his life.
And that’s not a prank.
Now Carson’s gone from prankster to accidental secret agent – but let’s face it, the kind of guy who’d set a bunch of goats loose maybe isn’t great at decision-making, so he’ll have to enlist the help of his friends if he wants to survive – and, you know, maybe save the world.