Graysen Foxx and the Curse of the Illuminerdy

By J. Scott Savage, Brandon Dorman (Illustrator)

Part of the Graysen Foxx series

A detective uncovers a secret society's treasure, risking everything to solve its mysteries.

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256 pages

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Graysen Foxx, a young detective, faces his greatest challenge yet at Ordinary Elementary. While searching for a painting to win a Halloween contest, he stumbles upon a mysterious symbol on a spelling bee medal. This discovery leads him into the world of the Illuminerdy, a secret society of brilliant students guarding a powerful treasure. As Graysen teams up with his rival, Raven, they must navigate a maze of puzzles and outsmart the society to uncover a secret that could change education forever. Who can they trust, and what is the true power of the treasure?

From the publisher

Graysen Foxx must use his extraordinary detective skills to solve the strange, mind-bending clues of the Illuminerdy–a secret society of school nerds who guard a powerful treasure. Graysen Foxx is no stranger to the mysteries hidden in Ordinary Elementary–the bat-filled tunnels, the secret passageways, the underground chambers, and the sticky spiderwebs–and he’s on the hunt for a creepy old painting that will guarantee his victory in the school’s Halloween room contest. But finding and claiming the painting is only the beginning of a wild adventure filled with puzzles that will put Graysen’s treasure-hunting skills to the test. When Graysen finds a mysterious symbol on the back of a dusty spelling bee medal, the discovery spreads like creamy peanut butter, and fifth grader “Let’s Make a Deal” Larry immediately offers to trade for it. But before Graysen can learn who Larry is working for, a masked second grader steals the medal. Who wants the medal and why? Was it Graysen’s nemesis, Raven? The second-grade spy network? Or the Doodler, the sixth-grade boss who blames a lost spelling bee for ruining his life? While researching what the symbol might mean, Graysen and the twins, Maya and Jack, cross paths with a secret society of super-smart nerds and techies who call themselves the Illuminerdy. Ringing an ancient gong reveals a treasure so powerful, it could change the world of education forever. Now, Graysen and Raven must work together to outwit the secret society by uncovering a bone-rattling secret that the Illuminerdy will do anything to protect.

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