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Adventure, danger, and a thrilling global mission await 12-year-old Cruz Coronado as he joins an elite school for explorers.Cruz leaves his tranquil home in Hawaii to join 23 talented kids from around the globe to train at the Explorer Academy with the world's leading scientists to become the next generation of great explorers. But for Cruz, there's more at stake. No sooner has he arrived at the Academy than he discovers that his family has a mysterious past with the organization that could jeopardize his future. In the midst of codebreaking and cool classes, new friends and augmented reality expeditions, Cruz must tackle the biggest question of all: Who is out to get him, and why? Readers can get in on the excitement with puzzles and codes embedded throughout.



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Trudi Trueit

Trudi Trueit writes the kinds of books she has always loved to read; stories packed with adventure, mystery, friendship, and hope; stories that reminds us to forge our own path and be our own hero! She is the author of the top selling EXPLORER ACADEMY series (National Geographic) , which was chosen as an Amazon Prime Book Box selection, featured as an Amazon Editors' Gift Pick for Readers Grades 4 to 6, and named one of Barnes and Noble Best Books for Young Readers. Her more than 100 fiction and nonfiction children's titles also include MY TOP SECRET DARES & DON'TS, THE SISTER SOLUTION, STEALING POPULAR, and THE SECRETS OF A LAB RAT series (Simon & Schuster) . Born and raised in Seattle, WA she lives in the Northwest with her husband and four cats. P.S.: And yes, Trudi Trueit is her real name (by marriage) . www.truditrueit.comwww.facebook.com/truditrueitTwitter:@truditrueit



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