The Smartest Kid in the Universe

By Chris Grabenstein

Part of the The Smartest Kid in the Universe series

A boy eats jellybeans and becomes a genius. Can he save his school?

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297 pages· 46,203 words· Est. 5 hour read

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Twelve-year-old Jake accidentally becomes a genius after eating experimental jellybeans. With his middle school on the brink of closure, Jake must use his newfound intelligence to save it. But as word spreads, powerful forces, including the government and corporations, seek to control him. Can Jake outsmart them all and navigate the challenges of both his genius and middle school life? Dive into this thrilling adventure filled with unexpected twists and brainteasers!

From the publisher

Chris Grabenstein just might be the smartest writer for kids in the universe. –James Patterson What if you could learn everything just by eating jellybeans?! Meet the Smartest Kid in the Universe and find out in this fun-packed new series from the Bestselling Author of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library and coauthor of Max Einstein! 12 year old Jake’s middle school is about to be shut down–unless Jake and his friends can figure out how to save it. When Jake spies a bowl of jellybeans at the hotel where his mom works, he eats them. But those weren’t just jellybeans, one of the scientists at his mom’s conference is developing the world’s first ingestible information pills. And THAT’S what Jake ate. Before long, Jake is the smartest kid in the universe. But the pills haven’t been tested yet. And when word gets out about this new genius, people want him. The government. The mega corporations. Not all of them are good people! Can Jake navigate the ins and outs of his newfound geniusdom (not to mention the ins and outs of middle school) and use his smarts to save his school? BONUS! Includes extra brainteasers to test your smarts! Clever, fast-paced and incredibly funny–Chris Grabenstein has done it again. –Stuart Gibbs, New York Times Bestselling author of Spy School

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