Genius Squad
Publisher
Graphia/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication Year
2008
ISBN
9780152066505
Pages
513 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
After the Axis Institute is blown up, fifteen-year-old Cadell Piggot is unhappily stuck in foster care with constant police surveillance to protect him from the evil Prosper English until he gets an offer to join a mysterious group called Genius Squad.
Grade Level
6-8
Lexile Measure
720L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Foster care; foster family
Main Character
male teenager
Race/Ethnicities
Australian
Awards
Golden Duck Award for Excellence in Children's Science Fiction Literature, 2009, Finalist, Hal Clement Award for Young Adult
Keywords
crime; mystery; good and evil; geek; science; computers; detective
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Jinks, Catherine, "Genius Squad" (2008). Diverse Families. 2132.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/2132