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Hardcover $16.99

Dec 01, 2020 | ISBN 9780525647782 | Middle Grade (8-12)

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Dec 01, 2020 | ISBN 9780525647799 | Middle Grade (8-12)

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Dec 01, 2020 | ISBN 9780525647805 | Middle Grade (8-12)

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Dec 01, 2020 | 347 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12)

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    About The Smartest Kid in the Universe

    “Chris Grabenstein just might be the smartest writer for kids in the universe.” –James Patterson

    What 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!

    12 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.

    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 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!

    “Clever, fast-paced and incredibly funny–Chris Grabenstein has done it again.” –Stuart Gibbs, New York Times Bestselling author of Spy School

    About The Smartest Kid in the Universe

    “Chris Grabenstein just might be the smartest writer for kids in the universe.” –James Patterson

    What 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!

    12 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.

    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 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!

    “Clever, fast-paced and incredibly funny–Chris Grabenstein has done it again.” –Stuart Gibbs, New York Times Bestselling author of Spy School

    About The Smartest Kid in the Universe

    “Chris Grabenstein just might be the smartest writer for kids in the universe.” –James Patterson

    What 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!

    12 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.

    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 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!

    “Clever, fast-paced and incredibly funny–Chris Grabenstein has done it again.” –Stuart Gibbs, New York Times Bestselling author of Spy School

    About The Smartest Kid in the Universe

    “Chris Grabenstein just might be the smartest writer for kids in the universe.” –James Patterson

    What 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!

    12 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.

    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 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!

    “Clever, fast-paced and incredibly funny–Chris Grabenstein has done it again.” –Stuart Gibbs, New York Times Bestselling author of Spy School

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    About Chris Grabenstein

    When I talk to kids about my new book THE ISLAND OF DR. LIBRIS, I torture them with a tale of electronics deprivation.     “My main character, Billy Gillfoyle,” I say, “is spending the summer in a cabin on a lake. … More about Chris Grabenstein

    About Chris Grabenstein

    When I talk to kids about my new book THE ISLAND OF DR. LIBRIS, I torture them with a tale of electronics deprivation.     “My main character, Billy Gillfoyle,” I say, “is spending the summer in a cabin on a lake. … More about Chris Grabenstein

    About Chris Grabenstein

    When I talk to kids about my new book THE ISLAND OF DR. LIBRIS, I torture them with a tale of electronics deprivation.     “My main character, Billy Gillfoyle,” I say, “is spending the summer in a cabin on a lake. … More about Chris Grabenstein

    About Chris Grabenstein

    When I talk to kids about my new book THE ISLAND OF DR. LIBRIS, I torture them with a tale of electronics deprivation.     “My main character, Billy Gillfoyle,” I say, “is spending the summer in a cabin on a lake. … More about Chris Grabenstein

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Action & Adventure Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Hardcover | $16.99
    Published by Random House Books for Young Readers
    Dec 01, 2020 | 304 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780525647782

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Action & Adventure Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Hardcover | $19.99
    Published by Random House Books for Young Readers
    Dec 01, 2020 | 304 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780525647799

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Action & Adventure Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Random House Books for Young Readers
    Dec 01, 2020 | 304 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780525647805

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Action & Adventure Books | Audiobooks | Children’s Picture Books

    Audiobook Download | $18.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Dec 01, 2020 | 347 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780593286180

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    Praise

    Here’s what people are saying about The Smartest Kid in the Universe:

    “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

    “Grabenstein delivers once again…with a book that will appeal to even the most reluctant readers.” —School Library Journal, starred review

    “Grabenstein returns with another fact-filled, puzzle-packed, multigenre romp. High-paced humor . . . Clever, concise, and compelling.” —Kirkus Reviews

    “This amusing adventure also works as a humorous love letter to public education and dedicated teachers.” —Publisher’s Weekly

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