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Mrs. Smith's Spy School for Girls

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Totally Youthful Tuesday

I mean, you’ve found out before that your boarding school is actually a spy training program right? Everyone has at least once, right? No. Well, Abigail finds this out when she tries to escape said school. It’s called ‘The Center’, and it's training for all these future spies.

She also finds out that her Mom is a big deal agent for The Center. Then her mother goes MIA, and suddenly to find her Mom, Abigail has to go through Spy Training 101 (ow), and then with the help of some friends, save her Mom.

Such a fun book. And sort of a different look at spying.

You may like this book If you Liked: Spy-in-Training by Jonathan Bernstein, The Curious Cat Spy Club by Linda Joy Singleton, or Spy School by Stuart Gibbs

Mrs. Smith’s Spy School for Girls by Beth McMullen

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Mrs. Smith's Spy School for Girls

Mrs. Smith’s Spy School for Girls

A girl discovers her boarding school is actually an elite spy-training program, and she must learn the skills of the trade in order to find her mother in this action-packed middle grade debut.

After a botched escape plan from her boarding school, Abigail is stunned to discover the school is actually a cover for an elite spy ring called The Center, along with being training grounds for future…

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Behind the Scenes: Voting Early

Have you voted yet? According to the Australian Electoral Commission, more than 1.9 million Australians have already numbered the boxes.

If you have driven past pre-polling booths this week, you'll have noticed they always seem to look very busy.

Over the last three weeks on Breakfast we've gone inside the party machine, this week Hunter Votes Field Reporter Beth McMullen braved the crowds to get a look at the pre-polling machine.

Listen back here: 

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Was your understanding of government gleaned from text books, conversations with your parents or the media? Or perhaps a combination of all three?

Hunter Votes field reporter Beth McMullen has been talking to some of our future voters and leaders to find out what they have to say about the current political landscape.

You can listen to their unique insight here.

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The media has a lot to do with the way politicians engage with their electorate.

From live interviews through to speeches and open forums, politicians are expected to answer questions from the public on a daily basis.

However, sometimes those answers come out more like a side-step as they dance the fine line between addressing policy issues and delivering the party line.

Over time, politicians become quite accomplished at saying what they want to say while not necessarily saying anything at all, which makes you wonder - does that comes naturally or is there just a very well-oiled machine working behind the scenes to deliver the ever-polished response?

1233's Hunter Votes reporter Beth McMullen tracked down former political adviser and media researcher at the University of Newcastle Dr Mitchell Hobbs to talk about the art of the political interview from both sides of the table.

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Behind the Scenes: A look at the Labor Party machine in Newcastle

For every candidate you meet during this Federal Election campagin, there are in some cases a handful, in some cases dozens, even hundreds of people, working behind the scenes to ensure their candidate has the best chance at success.

What would motivate someone to give up their time to support a political party or candidate for election? We're going to attempt to answer that question each Friday on Breakfast in the lead up to the election.

1233's Beth McMullen ventured out in the cold to speak with the team of volunteers behind Newcastle's Labor candidate Sharon Claydon.

Why do they do it? You can hear the full interview here: http://bit.ly/1bBd6IZ