The Exploding Experiment (The Adventures of the Flash Gang #1)
by S J Waugh (Author)
Reading Level: 6th − 7th Grade
Series: The Adventures of the Flash Gang
That brief, blinding dazzle? The blue smudge and lingering stink? The Flash Gang has struck again!
They are the most notorious thieves in Pittsburgh, food-stealing crooks the police and newspapers say are highly trained and very dangerous. But eleven-year-old Lewis Carter isn’t a thief, he’s just homeless and hungry. The Flash is a recipe he invented from bits of his missing father’s scientific research. He uses it to pinch his dinners. It’s been going pretty well, until now…Now his recipe is stolen, and he is in the clutches of some rather nasty people.
Enter tutu-wearing, starry-eyed, and all around extraordinary (she will tell you) Pearl Alice Clavell. She is on a mission to uncover a Nefarious Deed she’s convinced involves the Flash Gang. Rescuing Lewis is right up her alley. Truth is, a Nefarious Deed is afoot, one that threatens the entire country. It will take Lewis and Pearl joining forces to save the recipe and themselves against an enemy who will stop at nothing, including kidnapping, and, very possibly, murder.
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Starred Review
A tale with plenty of humor and suspense, memorable characters, and a plot that’s vividly informed by a challenging time in U.S. history.
Review quotes
"Packed with clever twists and ever-rising stakes, The Adventures of the Flash Gang is a bright flare of fun, a throwback gangster caper with irresistible kid sleuths and loads of page-turning action." —Ben Guterson, author of the award-winning Winterhouse series and The Einsteins of Vista Point
S J Waugh
M.M. Downing & S. J. Waugh joined forces to write the sort of stories they loved reading when they were ten. They also write books for teens and grown-ups, but that's for another day. You can learn more about them and The Adventures of the Flash Gang at www.downingwaugh.com. M.M. Downing & S. J. Waugh joined forces to write the sort of stories they loved reading when they were ten. They also write books for teens and grown-ups, but that's for another day. You can learn more about them and The Adventures of the Flash Gang at www.downingwaugh.com.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781646033225
Lexile Measure
710
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Fitzroy Books
Publication date
March 21, 2023
Series
The Adventures of the Flash Gang
BISAC categories
JUV001000 - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
JUV028000 - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories
JUV028000 - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories
Library of Congress categories
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