Age Group: 6 - 9 Years, 9 - 12 Years

Description:

Group projects strike dread for science superstar Ada Lace—especially with social studies teacher assigning historic silver mine dioramas. Teaming with BFF Nina and prickly rival Milton, they craft an epic scale model packed with gears and glows. Victory seems sealed until Milton confesses his sneaky "old Milton touch"—a sabotage special! Desperate to rescue their masterpiece from the supply closet, Ada and Nina plot an after-school heist: hacking security cams, cracking digital locks, dodging hall monitors. From MIT grad Emmy host Emily Calandrelli, this fourth illustrated chapter book (ages 6-9) fuses friendship friction, STEM wizardry, and high-stakes capers. Can girl-genius gadgets outsmart school surveillance, or will the impossible mission land them in principal's purgatory?