{"product_id":"teslas-attic-9781423155133","title":"Tesla's Attic","description":"\u003cb\u003eFans of intrigue, action, humor, and nonstop surprises are guaranteed an adventure unlike any other in \u003ci\u003eTesla's Attic\u003c\/i\u003e, Book One of the Accelerati Trilogy, for readers of \"Rick Riordan's \u003ci\u003eKane Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e or Kenneth Oppel's \u003ci\u003eAirborne\u003c\/i\u003e\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist). \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter their home burns down, fourteen-year-old Nick, his younger brother, and their father move into a ramshackle Victorian house they've inherited. When Nick opens the door to his attic room, he's hit in the head by a toaster. That's just the beginning of his weird experiences with the old junk stored up there. After getting rid of the odd antiques in a garage sale, Nick befriends some local kids--Mitch, Caitlin, and Vincent--and they discover that all of the objects have extraordinary properties. What's more, Nick figures out that the attic is a strange magnetic vortex, which attracts all sorts of trouble. It's as if the attic itself has an intelligence . . . and a purpose. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUltimately Nick learns that the genius Nikola Tesla placed the items-his last inventions-in the attic as part of a larger plan that he mathematically predicted. Nick and his new friends must retrieve everything that was sold at the garage sale and keep it safe. But the task is fraught with peril-in addition to the dangers inherent in Tesla's mysterious and powerful creations, a secret society of physicists, the Accelerati, is determined to stop Nick and alter destiny to achieve its own devious ends. It's a lot for a guy to handle, especially when he'd much rather fly under the radar as the new kid in town. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRead more of the Accelerati Trilogy: \u003cbr\u003eEdison's Alley \u003cbr\u003eHawking's Hallway\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNeal Shusterman\u003c\/b\u003e (www.nstoryman.com) is the author of dozens of books for young readers, including the bestselling Arc of a Scythe trilogy, National Book Award winner \u003ci\u003eChallenger Deep\u003c\/i\u003e, the bestselling Unwind and Skinjacker trilogies, and the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eThe Schwa Was Here\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDownsiders\u003c\/i\u003e. The other two books in the Accelerati Trilogy, which Neal co-wrote with Eric Elfman, are \u003ci\u003eEdison's Alley\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHawking's Hallway\u003c\/i\u003e. As a screen and TV writer, Neal created scripts for the \u003ci\u003eGoosebumps\u003c\/i\u003e and \"Animorphs\" TV series, and he wrote the Disney Channel Original Movie \u003ci\u003ePixel Perfect\u003c\/i\u003e. Neal has two grown sons and he lives with his two daughters in Southern California. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEric Elfman\u003c\/b\u003e (www.elfmanworld.com) is a screenwriter, a professional writing coach, and the author of several books for children and young adults, including \u003ci\u003eThe Very Scary Almanac\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Almanac of the Gross, Disgusting \u0026amp; Totally Repulsive\u003c\/i\u003e; three X-Files novels; and two books of scary short stories, \u003ci\u003eThree-Minute Thrillers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMore Three-Minute Thrillers\u003c\/i\u003e. He has sold screenplays to Interscope, Walden Media, Revolution, and Universal Studios. He lives in Brandywine Canyon, California with his wife and son.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50726569312530,"sku":"9781423155133","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_56b83c9f-f6cd-4b7e-a331-3225ff55fef2.jpg?v=1734875313","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/teslas-attic-9781423155133","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}