Chris Grabenstein

Jake McQuade is officially the Smartest Kid in the Universe, and now he has to defend his title. Thanks to a handful of knowledge-enhancing jelly beans, Jake is heading off to an exclusive genius camp sponsored by the eccentric billionaire tech mogul Zane Zinkle. But this is not your average summer camp. Jake and his brilliant friends are surrounded by limo buses, robotic polar bears, and ultra-high-tech cabins. The fun takes a serious turn when Jake is forced to go head-to-head against Virtuoso, an artificially intelligent quantum computer designed by Zinkle himself. Virtuoso is the smartest machine in existence, and it is ready to prove that no human can match its processing power. It is boy versus bot in an epic, brain-bending showdown. Jake will need more than just jelly beans to outsmart a supercomputer; he will need creativity, teamwork, and a lot of courage. Packed with hilarious antics, clever puzzles, and non-stop adventure, this action-packed sequel delivers a thrilling ride through the wild world of competitive genius.