A Problematic Paradox

A young genius discovers her hidden powers at a school for extraordinary beings, facing cosmic secrets and unexpected dangers.

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368 pages· 85,979 words· Est. 9.5 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Nikola Kross, a chemistry-loving misfit, is thrust into a universe of secrets when aliens kidnap her father. Sent to a school for geniuses, where wormhole commutes and quantum mechanics are routine, Nikola struggles to fit in with her not-so-human peers. As she uncovers her own mysterious abilities, she realizes they might endanger the entire school. Can Nikola navigate this new world and uncover the truth about her powers before it's too late?

From the publisher

Guardians of the Galaxy meets The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy in this wild, warm-hearted, and hilarious sci-fi adventure about a brainy young girl who is recruited for a very special boarding school. Nikola Kross has given up on living in harmony with her classmates and exasperated teachers: she prefers dabbling in experimental chemistry to fitting in. But when her life is axially inverted by a gang of extraterrestrials who kidnap her dad and attempt to recruit her into their service, she discovers he’s been keeping a world of secrets from her–including the school for geniuses where she’s sent for refuge, a place where classes like Practical Quantum Mechanics are the norm and where students use wormholes to commute to class. For Nikola, the hard part isn’t school; it’s making friends, especially when the student body isn’t (entirely) human. But the most puzzling paradox of all is Nikola herself, who has certain abilities that no one understands–abilities that put her whole school in greater danger than she could have imagined.

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