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The Smartest Kid in the Universe, Book 1

The Smartest Kid in the Universe, Book 1

by Chris Grabenstein

Book Details

Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: 2021
Language: en
Pages: 320
ISBN: 9780525647812
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💥ViolenceLow
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❤️Love & RomanceNone
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🧠Mental HealthVery low
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💬!*$#LanguageNone
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🍷🚬Substance UseVery low
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😨Fear / HorrorVery low

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🧙Fantasy / SupernaturalBackground
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🏳️‍🌈LGBTQ+ RepresentationNot present
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🚀Sci-Fi / FuturisticNot present
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Disability & NeurodiversityNot present

Description

<b>NOMINATED FOR MULTIPLE STATE AWARDS!<br><br>"Chris Grabenstein just might be the smartest writer for kids in the universe." --James Patterson<br><br>Meet the Smartest Kid in the Universe in this fun-packed series from the <i>New York Times</i> Bestselling Author of <i>Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library</i>!</b><br><br>Twelve-year-old Jake's middle school is about to be shut down. Jake and his friends know their school's worth saving-if they could only figure out how! When Jake spies a bowl of jellybeans at the hotel where his mom works, he eats them. But uh-oh--those weren't just jellybeans, one of the scientists at his mom's conference is in the process of developing the first ingestible information pills. And THAT'S what Jake ate.<br><br>Before long, Jake is the smartest kid in the universe. But the pills haven't been tested yet. And when word gets out about this new genius, people want him. The government. The mega corporations. Not all of them are nice! Can Jake navigate all the ins and outs of his newfound geniusdom (not to mention the ins and outs of middle school!) AND use his smarts to figure out how to save his school? (Hint-it will take someone smart enough to decipher an almost forgotten pirate legend!) It turns out, sometimes even the smartest kid has a lot to learn! <b>Don't miss the next Smartest Kid in the Universe books—<i>Genius Camp</i> and <i>Evil Genius!</i></b>

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Juvenile FictionHumorous StoriesAction & AdventureSchool & Education
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