Chapter 1 IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT It is 1:00 a.m. The army base is quiet. A woman creeps onto the base. She makes no sound. She has a job to do. Secrets to steal.
She walks into the generals office. She is scared. is risky work. The woman turns on the computer. She types in the password. Files appear.
She only wants one. It has plans. Plans to a top-secret weapon.
She puts in a memory stick. Begins to copy the file. Shes not a .
Thats what she tells herself. But she needs money. So she has to steal secrets. Footsteps. She looks up. A guard is checking the doors.
Her heart races. The file finishes downloading. The plans are hers. She ducks under the desk. Time ticks by. The guard passes.
That was close. Too close.
The woman sneaks away. The base is soon behind her. She heads to a park. A man stands there.
She walks up to him. He asks for the plans. She laughs. She wants the money first.
Then things go wrong. Sirens blare.
Lights flash. The man runs away. The woman is alone. Cars pull up. A voice yells, Hands on your head! Her spying days are over. Spies are real.
They steal secrets. Lie about who they are. It is not a safe job. They can go to jail. They can die. To some, spies are .
To others, they are heroes. It all depends which side you are on. ![Chapter 2 I SPY Spies steal secrets From whom Governments The military - photo 9](/uploads/posts/book/406047/images/p8_9-1.jpg)
Chapter 2 I SPY Spies steal secrets. From whom? Governments. The military. Businesses.
SPY LINGO: MOLES Some spies are called moles. Moles are animals. They hide and dig in the ground. Spies dig for secrets. They hide too.
Spying is called .
It is about getting . Things few know about. Maps. Battle plans. Secret weapons. Letters.
Some spies work for their country. They want to help. Protect it from enemies. So they spy on other nations. Get secrets. Uncover plans.
Then they send the secrets home. Others spy against their own country. They dont agree with its leaders. They want to see change. So they help the enemy. How? By giving away their nations secrets.
Some spy for money. They are not to anyone. Secrets are worth big money. For some, that is all that matters.
Spying goes on all the time. But it increases during wars.
Countries fight. Each wants to win. They want to know about the enemy. Spies help them do that. They learn about battle plans.
Spies have helped win wars.
Spies have helped win wars.
Some we know about. Many we never will. Staying hidden keeps them alive. Businesses use spies too. They spy on their . Companies have many secrets.
New things they are making. Inventions. Spies try to steal them. Or copy them. Spying is big business. ![Chapter 3 SPIES AMONG US Most nations use spies Leaders need them They need - photo 13](/uploads/posts/book/406047/images/p16-1.jpg)
Chapter 3 SPIES AMONG US Most nations use spies.
Leaders need them. They need facts. Some facts are hard to get. Spies can get them.
The United States has many spies. Some work for the CIA.
The Central Intelligence Agency. Its job is to know things. Things no one else knows. The CIA trains spies. It teaches them languages. How to hack computers.
Listen in on people talking. CIA spies go to other countries. They learn secrets. The president uses those secrets. Knowing them can help protect the country. spies also work for the NSA. spies also work for the NSA.
The National Security Agency. Its spies on people. They read e-mails. SPY LINGO: HANDLER Everyone has a boss, even spies. A handler tells a spy what to do.
Listen in on phone calls.
What are they looking for? Criminals. . Spies from other countries. Anyone who might hurt the U.S. Who can be a spy? Anyone. Teacher. Teacher.
Uncle or aunt. You wouldnt know. Thats the point.
Spies work . They hide who they are. No one them.
Thats how they can learn secrets. Spies can kill too. They may kill enemies. Or people who find out about them. Some spies use poison. Or secret weapons.
They are trained to do this. They learn . How to wear . They have to be ready. Anything can happen. ![TOOLS OF THE TRADE British spies used a flashlight gun It did not light up the - photo 18](/uploads/posts/book/406047/images/p24_25-1.jpg)
TOOLS OF THE TRADE British spies used a flashlight gun.
It did not light up the dark. It shot bullets. Spies have to be careful. They work in other countries. What if they get caught? They can be arrested. Put on trial.
Even put to death. Yet people still spy. They take the risks. Some even become famous. ![Chapter 4 MATA HARI QUEEN OF SPIES World War I It ripped Europe apart - photo 19](/uploads/posts/book/406047/images/p26-1.jpg)
Chapter 4 MATA HARI: QUEEN OF SPIES World War I. It ripped Europe apart.
Germany was Frances enemy. Margaretha Zell wanted to help. She wanted to be a German spy. So she went to spy school. Then she moved to Paris. She became Mata Hari.
A woman who loved to dance.
French soldiers liked her. They told her secrets. She told them lies. Some didnt believe her. They put Mata Hari in jail.
Die or help them. It was her choice. Mata Hari said okay. She would spy on the Germans. Another lie. She was still loyal to Germany.