The Smartest Kid in the Universe Book 2: Genius Camp

Ages 8 to 12, Grades 3 to 7

"Pure jelly-bean-enhanced entertainment and a perfect escape."—The New York Times

The Smartest Kid in the Universe goes to genius camp in book two of this action-packed series from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library!

Jake McQuade is the Smartest Kid in the Universe and he's back to defend his title! This time, he is heading off to a camp for geniuses sponsored by billionaire tech mogul and inventor, Zane Zinkle.

Genius camp is not like regular camp. There are limo buses, robot polar bears, and high-tech cabins with high-tech toilets! But it isn’t all fun and games at camp, especially when Jake goes up against the artificially intelligent Virtuoso quantum computer—the smartest machine in the universe—which also happens to be Zinkle’s latest genius creation! It's boy versus bot in this epic showdown packed with puzzles, action, adventure, and hilarious, jelly bean-fueled fun! Bonus puzzle included!

"Chris Grabenstein just might be the smartest writer for kids in the universe." —James Patterson

"Clever, fast-paced and incredibly funny." --Stuart Gibbs, New York Times Bestselling author of Spy School

Series Overview: The Smartest Kid in the Universe 3 pubs Spring 2023! Dog Squad 2: Cat Crew pubs Fall 2022 and we'll tease to that in this backmatter.

About the Author

CHRIS GRABENSTEIN is the New York Times bestselling author of the Mr. Lemoncello and the Welcome to Wonderland series, as well as the coauthor of many page-turners with James Patterson, including Katt Vs. Dogg and

the Max Einstein series, and of Shine! cowritten with Chris's wife J.J. Grabenstein. Chris lives in New York City. Visit Chris at ChrisGrabenstein.com and on Twitter at @CGrabenstein.

Author Residence: New York City

Author Hometown: Buffalo, New York, and Signal Mountain, Tennessee