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The Smartest Kid in the Universe by Chris Grabenstein

Episode Summary

When seventh-grader Jake McQuade mistakes the world's first ingestible knowledge pills for jelly beans, he suddenly knows all about physics and geometry and can speak Swahili (though Spanish would be a lot more useful)--but his sort-of girlfriend Grace thinks they can use his new found brilliance to save their middle school from the new principal, who is conspiring to get it shut down.

Episode Notes

Enjoy our presentation of The Smartest Kid in the Universe written by Chris Grabenstein  and published by Random House. When seventh-grader Jake McQuade mistakes the world's first ingestible knowledge pills for jelly beans, he suddenly knows all about physics and geometry and can speak Swahili (though Spanish would be a lot more useful)--but his sort-of girlfriend Grace thinks they can use his new found brilliance to save their middle school from the new principal, who is conspiring to get it shut down. 

The Smartest Kid in the Universe is recommended for readers age 8 and up. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews.  http://bit.ly/SmartestKid_Reviews

This title is available as an eBook on Libby by Overdrive.

Libby eBook- http://bit.ly/SmartestKid_LibbyEbook

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Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340