The Smartest Kid in the Universe

Product Description
"Chris Grabenstein just might be the smartest writer for kids in the universe." --James PattersonWhat if you could learn everything just by eating jellybeans?! Meet the Smartest Kid in the Universe and find out in this fun-packed new series from the Bestselling Author of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library and coauthor of Max Einstein! \n12 year old Jake's middle school is about to be shut down--unless Jake and his friends can figure out how to save it. When Jake spies a bowl of jellybeans at the hotel where his mom works, he eats them. But those weren't just jellybeans, one of the scientists at his mom's conference is developing the world's first ingestible information pills. And THAT'S what Jake ate.\nBefore 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 good people! Can Jake navigate the ins and outs of his newfound geniusdom (not to mention the ins and outs of middle school) and use his smarts to save his school? BONUS! Includes extra brainteasers to test your smarts!
Review
Here's what people are saying about The Smartest Kid in the Universe:\n"
Clever, fast-paced and incredibly funny—Chris Grabenstein has done it again." —
Stuart Gibbs,
New York Times bestselling author of
Spy School\n“It’s pure jelly-bean-enhanced entertainment and a perfect escape. . . .
A rollicking good time.” —
The New York Times\n“Grabenstein is the author of the best-selling Mr. Lemoncello series, and this new volume,
packed with wacky hijinks, will appeal to his legions of fans.” —
Booklist, starred review\n“Grabenstein delivers once again...with a book that
will appeal to even the most reluctant readers.” —
School Library Journal, starred review\n"Grabenstein returns with another fact-filled, puzzle-packed, multigenre romp. High-paced humor. . . .
Clever, concise, and compelling."
—Kirkus Reviews\n“This
amusing adventure also works as a humorous love letter to public education and dedicated teachers.”
—Publishers Weekly
About the Author
CHRIS GRABENSTEIN is the
New York Times bestselling author of the Mr. Lemoncello and the Welcome to Wonderland series, as well as the coauthor of many page-turners with James Patterson, including the Max Einstein series, and of
Shine! cowritten with Chris's wife J.J. Grabenstein. Chris lives in New York City. Visit Chris at ChrisGrabenstein.com and on Twitter at @CGrabenstein.
Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
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Patricia Malvolio, the new principal of Riverview Middle School, was giving a special, after-hours tour of her building to a very important guest: Mr. Heath Huxley.\n“This school is in terrible condition!” said Mr. Huxley.\n“I know,” giggled Mrs. Malvolio. “Isn’t it marvelous? It’s perfect for our plans.”\nThe lockers were dented and rusty. Overhead, fluorescent lights sputtered in their tubes, pleading to be replaced. Paint peeled off the cinder-block walls in chunks the size of potato chips.\n“What’s that smell?” asked Mr. Huxley, covering his mouth and nose with a dainty silk handkerchief.\nMrs. Malvolio sniffed the air.\nShe was tempted to say Your breath, since Mr. Huxley’s never smelled minty or fresh.\n“Tuna fish salad?” she suggested. “Stinky cheese? Moldy pizza? It’s hard to tell. The refrigerators in the cafeteria are . . . unreliable.”\nMrs. Malvolio tugged down on the canary-yellow blazer that matched her canary-yellow blouse. The tugging caused her necklace--three rows of big, multicolored beads--to clack.\n“Now, as I told you,” she said, “Riverview is currently considered the worst middle school building in the district. Given the new budget cuts, the city will be forced to close one middle school this year. I suspect it will be us.”\nShe led the way into her office. Mr. Huxley went to the window to admire the view of the river.\n“Thi