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"Fast-paced, smart, and action-packed...a real page-burner." - Chris Grabenstein, #1 New York Times bestelling author of the Mr. Lemoncello's Library series From New York Times bestselling author Stuart Gibbs comes the first novel in a thrilling new series about the world's youngest and smartest genius who's forced to use her unbelievable code-breaking skills to outsmart Einstein.Charlie Thorne is a genius. Charlie Thorne is a thief. Charlie Thorne isn't old enough to drive. And now it's up to her to save the world ... Decades ago, Albert Einstein devised an equation that could benefit all life on earth - or destroy it. Fearing what would happen if the equation fell into the wrong hands, he hid it. But now, a diabolical group known as the Furies are closing in on its location. In desperation, a team of CIA agents drags Charlie into the hunt, needing her brilliance to find it first - even though this means placing her life in grave danger. In a breakneck adventure that spans the globe, Charlie must crack a complex code created by Einstein himself, struggle to survive in a world where no one can be trusted, and fight to keep the last equation safe once and for all.



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Stuart Gibbs

A few interesting things that Stuart Gibbs has done:Worked at a zooResearched capybaras (the world's largest rodents) Climbed Mount KilimanjaroCage dived with great white sharksFaced down a charging elephantSwum with penguins in the GalapagosIce-climbed a glacier in PatagoniaVisited the cockpit of the Space Shuttle AtlantisHelped rescue sixteen children from drowning off the coast of IsraelWritten a few movies that actually got made (See Spot Run; Repli-Kate; Showdown) Worked on a few animated movies (Anastasia; Open Season 3; Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers) He is currently at work on several more books -- and the screenplay for Spy School the movie. You can learn all about them at www.stuartgibbs.com



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