The Genius Files: Mission Unstoppable

The most exciting road trip in history begins! In this action-packed, New York Times bestselling adventure, twelve-year-old twins Coke and Pepsi McDonald embark on a family vacation you'll have to read to believe.

Coke McDonald and his twin sister, Pepsi, think their family’s cross-country RV vacation is nothing to get excited about...until they’re chased off a cliff, locked in a burning school, and receive mysterious messages in codes and ciphers. This funny mystery will keep you guessing as, from California to Wisconsin, it’s a race against time to find out who’s after Coke and Pep, who’s leaving the notes...and just what being a part of The Genius Files entails!

With the real-kid humor that has earned Dan Gutman millions of fans around the world, and featuring weird-but-true American tourist destinations, The Genius Files: Mission Unstoppable, The is a one-of-a-kind mix of geography and fun.

As Coke and Pep dodge nefarious villains from the Pez museum in California all the way to the Infinity Room in Wisconsin, black-and-white photographs and maps put young readers right into the action.

What happens when your family vacation turns into a top-secret mission where everyone is trying to kill you?

• Secret Agent Kids: Discover the truth about The Genius Files, a clandestine government program that recruits the smartest kids in the country for the most dangerous missions.
• Wacky Tourist Traps: Visit weird-but-true American destinations, from the Pez Museum to the mysterious House on the Rock, all while dodging diabolical villains at every turn.
• Code-Breaking Action: Decode mysterious ciphers and cryptic messages left just for the twins as they try to outsmart their relentless pursuers.
• Nonstop Laughs: Packed with the signature real-kid humor that has made Dan Gutman a bestselling author for middle grade readers around the world.

In eight days, Coke and Pepsi McDonald are going to turn thirteen.

Before then, they'll jump off a cliff, get trapped in the locked basement of their burning school, chased cross-country by murderous lunatics, left for dead in the pit of a sand dune, forced to decipher mysterious coded messages, thrown into a giant vat of SPAM, and visit the world's largest . . . ball of twine!

There's more, but if we told you here, we'd have to kill you.

Megapopular author Dan Gutman brings on the excitement with an action-packed new series that's nothing short of dynamite. Join Coke and Pep on their quest to uncover just what it means to be part of The Genius Files . . . if you dare!

Thrill seekers and Gutman fans alike will welcome the opening installment of the Genius Files series … Gutman’s novel offers a quirky look at Americana that will engage curious minds. Those looking for a fun and suspenseful read similar to those from Pseudonymous Bosch will not be disappointed. - Booklist