{"product_id":"charlie-numbers-and-the-man-in-the-moon-9781481448475","title":"Charlie Numbers and the Man in the Moon","description":"\u003cb\u003eCharlie is recruited to use his mathematical prowess to discover what happened to a box of stolen moon rocks in this follow up to \u003ci\u003eBringing Down the Mouse\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCharlie Lewis is \u003ci\u003ereally\u003c\/i\u003e good at math. So good, that he's approached by a mysterious woman who needs his help. The woman is carrying an incredible item: an actual moon rock, one of the most valuable objects on Earth, and she's investigating the theft of a box of moon rocks from NASA's vault at the Johnson Space Center, and believes the stolen rocks are now in the possession of a former astronaut. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlthough she claims to work at NASA, Charlie suspects she is something else--but he decides the adventure is too good to pass up. Charlie and the whiz kids go undercover by entering the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum's paper airplane contest, and head down to the nation's capital. Working together, they master the principles of aerodynamics, wind science, and gravity to excel in the competition. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCharlie must decide how far he'll go to solve the mystery of the stolen moon rocks; is he willing to betray a new friendship? Or has he unwittingly been drawn into something even bigger than some missing chunks of the moon?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBen Mezrich graduated magna cum laude from Harvard. He has sold over ten million copies of his twenty-four published books, including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestsellers \u003ci\u003eThe Accidental Billionaires\u003c\/i\u003e, which was adapted into the Academy Award-winning film \u003ci\u003eThe Social Network\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBringing Down the House\u003c\/i\u003e, which was the basis for the hit movie \u003ci\u003e21\u003c\/i\u003e. His current bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Antisocial Network \u003c\/i\u003eis being adapted into the feature film \u003ci\u003eDumb Money\u003c\/i\u003e. Ben has written and produced for the hit TV show \u003ci\u003eBillions\u003c\/i\u003e on Showtime, and he travels the world speaking to audiences of all ages about writing books and the adventures he has experienced from each of his stories. He lives in Boston with his wife, two kids, and two pugs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Tonya Mezrich was little, she preferred art to reading. But then she learned that reading could be just as cool, and her love for books led her down a winding path to becoming a writer. She attended Tufts University, where she studied French literature, art history, and eventually dentistry. She later developed clothing and jewelry lines, launched and cohosted the TV show \u003ci\u003eStyleBoston\u003c\/i\u003e, and created and hosted \u003ci\u003eBoston's Red Carpet\u003c\/i\u003e on NESN as a follow-up to her role as resident fashion expert at NBC Boston. Tonya is now the lifestyle editor of \u003ci\u003eBoston \u003c\/i\u003emagazine. She and her husband, Ben, also penned \u003ci\u003eCharlie Numbers and the Man in the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e, which was chosen as the required summer reading for all sixth graders in Boston Public Schools. The Charlie Numbers Adventures book series is slated to be developed into a movie series with Ellen Pompeo of \u003ci\u003eGrey's Anatomy\u003c\/i\u003e. Tonya and Ben live in Boston with their two kids and pugs, Bagel and Cream Cheese.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50466554478866,"sku":"9781481448475","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4219819b-a318-4242-8090-326779bbf0d8.jpg?v=1730123235","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/charlie-numbers-and-the-man-in-the-moon-9781481448475","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}