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Welcome back to Interviewsicle, Newsicle’s interview series! 🎙️ Lily sits down with inspiring guests to explore big ideas, remarkable stories, and the questions kids are most curious about.

This episode features Stuart Gibbs, the bestselling author behind the hugely popular Spy School, FunJungle, and Charlie Thorne series!

Stuart shares how he first came up with the idea for Spy School when he was just 11 years old, where he gets his ideas for exciting mysteries and surprising twists, and how a trip to China inspired his newest book, Spy School Goes East. He also reveals behind-the-scenes details about the Spy School television series in development at Disney+ and what he’s learned from talking to real spies.

Stuart also shares advice for young writers and joins Lily for a fun lightning round filled with surprising answers!

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