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  • Published: 18 October 2022
  • ISBN: 9780593301807
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 304
  • RRP: $19.99

Genius Camp: The Smartest Kid in the Universe, Book 2




Jake McQuade is the Smartest Kid in the Universe and he's back to defend his title! This time, he is heading off to a camp for geniuses sponsored by billionaire tech mogul and inventor, Zane Zinkle.

Genius camp is not like regular camp. There are limo buses, robot polar bears, and high-tech cabins with high-tech toilets! But it isn’t all fun and games at camp, especially when Jake goes up against the artificially intelligent Virtuoso quantum computer—the smartest machine in the universe—which also happens to be Zinkle’s latest genius creation! It's boy versus bot in this epic showdown packed with puzzles, action, adventure, and hilarious, jelly bean-fueled fun! Bonus puzzle included!

"Chris Grabenstein just might be the smartest writer for kids in the universe." —James Patterson

"Clever, fast-paced and incredibly funny." --Stuart Gibbs, New York Times Bestselling author of Spy School

"Pure jelly-bean-enhanced entertainment and a perfect escape."—The New York Times

The Smartest Kid in the Universe goes to genius camp in book two of this action-packed series from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library!

Jake McQuade is the Smartest Kid in the Universe and he's back to defend his title! This time, he is heading off to a camp for geniuses sponsored by billionaire tech mogul and inventor, Zane Zinkle.

Genius camp is not like regular camp. There are limo buses, robot polar bears, and high-tech cabins with high-tech toilets! But it isn’t all fun and games at camp, especially when Jake goes up against the artificially intelligent Virtuoso quantum computer—the smartest machine in the universe—which also happens to be Zinkle’s latest genius creation! It's boy versus bot in this epic showdown packed with puzzles, action, adventure, and hilarious, jelly bean-fueled fun! Bonus puzzle included!

"Chris Grabenstein just might be the smartest writer for kids in the universe." —James Patterson

"Clever, fast-paced and incredibly funny." --Stuart Gibbs, New York Times Bestselling author of Spy School

  • Published: 18 October 2022
  • ISBN: 9780593301807
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 304
  • RRP: $19.99

About the author

Chris Grabenstein

Chris Grabenstein is an award-winning author of books for children and adults, a playwright, screenwriter, and former advertising executive and improvisational comedian.

Winner of two Anthony and four Agatha Awards, he is also the co-author with James Patterson of The #1 New York Times bestseller I FUNNY.

A former writer for Jim Henson's Muppets and past president of the New York Chapter of the Mystery Writers of America, Chris co-wrote the screenplay for the CBS-TV movie, The Christmas Gift, starring John Denver.

He lives in New York City with his wife, three cats, and a rescue dog named Fred, who starred in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang on Broadway. You can visit Chris (and Fred) at www.ChrisGrabenstein.com

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Praise for Genius Camp: The Smartest Kid in the Universe, Book 2

* “Packed with wacky hijinks” —Booklist, Starred Review
 
* “Will appeal to even the most reluctant readers”—School Library Journal,
Starred Review