The Girl Who Built a Spider

Written by George Brewington

Part of the Monster Catchers series

Young inventors uncover secrets in a lab filled with robots and danger.

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272 pages· 55,144 words· Est. 7.5 hour read· ~870L

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Bookroo's summary

Theresa Brown, a science fair winner, joins Dr. Flax's lab for a summer of invention. Alongside fellow young inventors, she delves into a world of robots and mystery. Dr. Flax promises solutions to climate change, but Theresa suspects there's more beneath the surface. Can she and her friends unravel the truth behind the lab's secrets before it's too late? Adventure, friendship, and intrigue await in this thrilling tale.

From the publisher

In this fun-filled, action-packed middle grade novel, three young inventors are offered the chance to work at the renowned Dr. Flax’s laboratory–where dazzling science, new friendships, and killer robots await. When Theresa Brown wins the Charleston County Middle School Science Fair, she receives the opportunity of a lifetime–an invitation to celebrated scientist Dr. Flax’s laboratory and a summer spent building the invention of her dreams. Along with the second- and third-place finishers of the science fair, Theresa is whisked off to a world of robots, excitement, and danger. Dr. Flax claims his inventions are going to help stop climate change and make the world a better, safer place, but is that true? And can Theresa and her friends get to the bottom of the mysteries of his laboratory?

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