Nick and Tesla and the High-Voltage Danger Lab
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Chapter Book · Ages 9–12 · 2013 · Est. 4 hour read

Nick and Tesla and the High-Voltage Danger Lab

Written by Bob Pflugfelder and Steve Hockensmith

Book #1 in the Nick and Tesla series

Twins use DIY gadgets to solve a neighborhood mystery after their parents vanish.

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256 pages· 34,213 words· Est. 4 hour read
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Nick and Tesla, inventive twins, face a summer of mystery when their parents disappear. Living with their quirky Uncle Newt, they uncover secrets in their neighborhood. Armed with homemade gadgets like rocket launchers and burglar alarms, they race against time to solve the enigma. Can their scientific ingenuity save the day? Dive into a world where science meets adventure, and every project is a step closer to the truth. Join the fun with hands-on experiments and thrilling discoveries in this action-packed tale.

From the publisher

Nick and Tesla are bright 11-year-old siblings with a knack for science, electronics, and getting into trouble. When their parents mysteriously vanish, they’re sent to live with their Uncle Newt, a brilliant inventor who engineers top-secret gadgets for a classified government agency. It’s not long before Nick and Tesla are embarking on adventures of their own–engineering all kinds of outrageous MacGyverish contraptions to save their skin: 9-volt burglar alarms, electromagnets, mobile tracking devices, and more. Readers are invited to join in the fun as each story contains instructions and blueprints for five different projects. In Nick and Tesla’s High-Voltage Danger Lab, we meet the characters and learn how to make everything from rocket launchers to soda-powered vehicles. Learning about science has never been so dangerous–or so much fun!

At a glance
Format
Pages
256
Words
34,213
Reading age
9–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
680L
Themes & topics
Books about scienceBooks about siblingsBooks about technologyBooks about experimentsBooks about curiosity
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The fine print

Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.8
F&P level
~P
AR points
5
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
164067
Publication
Published
September 26, 2023
First published
November 5, 2013
Publisher
Quirk Books
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781683693796

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