Max Einstein: The Genius Experiment

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## Chronology

### Followed by

Max Einstein: Rebels with a Cause

*"How many kids does it take to save the world?"*
— Internal Description of the book

***Max Einstein: The Genius Experiment*** is the first book in the Max Einstein series written by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein, and published by Little, Brown. Preceding Max Einstein: Rebels with a Cause, Max Einstein: Saves The Future, and later, World Champions! A Max Einstein Adventure, it is part of a series with a team of genius children and supervisors out to solve some of the worlds hardest problems using science. The main protagonist of the story is a redheaded genius orphan heroine named Max Einstein, who is the smartest genius in her team. It was published on October 8, 2018.

The title likely eludes Max leading a huge experiment that may help the world or destroy it.

## Description

"What Harry Potter did for magic, Max Einstein does for kids' imaginations! Max leads a group of kid geniuses in this #1 *New York Times* bestseller officially approved by the Albert Einstein archives."

* Goes to ~~school~~ **college** every day
* Hacks the computer system at NYU (New York University) to attend classes
* Plays ~~games~~ **speed chess** in the park
* Builds ~~lego towers~~ **inventions that will help the homeless**
* And ~~learns about~~ **talks to** Albert Einstein (All normal stuff right?)

Until one day, when Max is recruited by a mysterious organization! Their mission is to solve some of the worlds's toughest problems using science. She's helped by a diverse group of young geniuses from around the world as they invent new ways to power the farthest reaches of the planet. But that's only if the sinister outfit known as The Corporation doesn't get to her first...

## Dedication

*To the children who will inherit this earth and make it a far better place than we did.* -- James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein

## Plot

### Chapter One

*"Exactly! That's precisely what I wanted to talk to you about. That's my big idea!* Horse Manure!*"*
— Max Einstein declaring her idea to Mr. Kennedy

Max Einstein, with a jolt, woke up to the stench of horse manure, exclaiming, "Of course!" Although shivering, she threw off her blanket and hopped out of her bed, which wasn't actually a bed, but more like a lumpy, water-stained mattress with frayed seams. But it did not matter. Ideas could come wherever they wanted.

As she raced down the dark hall, the floorboards — bare planks laid across rough beams —creaked and wobbled with every step. Her red hair, a bouncing tangle of wild curls, bounced along with her steps. It was always a bouncing tangle of wild curls.

Max rapped her knuckles on a lopsided door hanging off rusty hinges. She called for a Mr. Kennedy 2 times before knocking again.

From the crack in the door came a sleepy mumble. Mr. Kennedy asked if Max was okay. However, Max interpreted that as permission to enter Mr. Kennedy's apartment, bursting through his lopsided door. She explains that she is better than fine and has come up with a great and "really really cool" idea to help change the apartment resident's living condition, saying that it could also change the world. She also exclaims that it would have been what Albert Einstein called an "aha" moment.

However, Mr. Kennedy interrupts Max by calling her name, pointing out that it was six in the morning, to which Max seemed oblivious, apologizing about the inconvenient hour. She also says that you never know when a brainstorm would strike. Mr. Kennedy replies that he doesn't know, not with Max anyway.

Max had been wearing a floppy trench coat over her shabby sweater, which she slept in under a horse blanket because her bedroom was extremely cold. Mr. Kennedy — a tall and sturdy African-American man with hair flecked with patches of white — creaked out of bed and rubbed some of the sleep out of his eyes while sliding his feet into shoes fashioned out of cardboard and old newspapers.

Max tells him that he improvised those bedroom slippers because the floor's cold every morning, to which he points out that they were sleeping, uninvited, above a horse stable, and of course the floor is cold, and the place did not smell very good either.

Max, Mr. Kennedy, and about a half-dozen other homeless people were what NYC called "squatters," meaning they were living rent-free in the vacant floors above a horse stable. The first two floors of the building housed a parking garage for Central park carriages and stalls for the horses that pulled them. The top three floors were vacant as far as the owner of the building knew.

Max points out that winter was coming, and they had no central heating system, to which Mr. Kennedy replies that it was because they didn't pay rent. Max replies that they might freeze to death. Mr. Kennedy declares that they wouldn't and the horse manure downstairs was stinking up the place. Max exclaims that that was her big idea.

### Chapter Two

Max states that her idea was simple as she moved to the cracked plaster wall and found a patch that was free of graffiti. Picking up a thick stub of chalk, she started sketching on the wall, turning it into a blackboard. She explained that to stay warm in winter, they have to arrange a meeting with Samuel Monk, the owner of the building, to convince him to let the squatters have his horse manure. Mr. Kennedy asks why she wanted the manure, and she replies that once they have access to the manure, she would design and engineer a green gas mill.

Mr Kennedy asked her if she was sure she was twelve, while giving her a look that she was quite used to seeing, the look meaning she was crazy. Nuts. Off her rocker. Max references the quote, "Great spirits always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds."

Mr Kennedy was not a mediocre mind. Max believed she wasn't doing a good enough job explaining her bold breakthrough idea. Sometimes the ideas came into her head so fast they came out of her mouth in a mumbled jumble. Max explains to Mr. Kennedy that they need and airtight container, something between the size of an oil drum and a tanker truck as she sketched a cube fenced by a pen of steel posts. She also said that they should have heavy plastic, and a cage of galvanized iron bars, and they had to measure and cut 3 different pipes, one for feeing manure, one gas outlet, and one for displaced liquid fertilizer.

Mr Kennedy stroked his chin and admired the design, saying that Max had a brilliant idea, but there was a slight problem. He reminded her that they did not have enough money for the green gas mill. He also told her to not get back to him before 7.

## Preview

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## Praises

* "If you are interested in science, mysteries, or courageous heroines, this is a must read!" -- Chelsea Clinton

* "*Max Einstein* is everything you hope young girls can dream to be: smart, brave, creative, and able to inspire others to be the same. I love this book for all kids who want to dream big!" -- Mayim Bialik, #1 *New York TImes* bestselling author of *Girling Up* and *Boying Up*
* "Give this book to the future scientist in your life!" -- Jennifer L. Holm, *New York Times* bestselling author of *The Fourteenth Goldfish*
* "An inspirational page-truner that won't let you down. This book celebrates that importance of young people's new ideas and endless imaginations." -- Rachel Ignotofsky, *New York Times* bestselling author of *Women in Science* and *The Wondrous Workings of Planet Earth*

* Note: Praises are in the back of the book

Praises are by award winning authors and national book finalists

* "Mix together these ingredients: a feisty heroine, a rambunctious plot, a nasty villain, and the notion that being smart is cool, and you have this rollicking roller coaster of a book!" -- Gary D. Schmidt, author of Newberry Honor-winning *The Wednesday Wars* and National Book Award Finalist *Okay for Now*

## Activities (back of the book)

### See the Future!

Where is Max headed in her next action-packed adventure? Crack the codes to find out!

#### How well do you know the change makers?

Use information in the book about Max's new friends and their daring trip to Africa to find out where the change maker' next mission takes place. Record your answers on a separate piece of paper. The answer has seven letters; use one letter from each clue to decode the location. HINT: notice the clue number is not always in the same place.

* **Siobhan was from** \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ (second letter = clue number)

## About the Authors and Illustrator

Authors or Illustrator
 Chris Grabenstein
 Beverly Johnson

## Helpful Videos

### Real Kids and Teachers review Max Einstein

   Many people who have read Max Einstein: the Genius Experiment review the book and the character of Max Einstein. This can be found on youtube, unless your legal guardian has blocked it. Some of the reviewers are teachers at a school, and not even language arts or reading comprehension teachers. Some of the reviewers are also kids, around 9, 10, 11, and 12. Watch this video if you want to know others' opinion on Max Einstein: the Genius Experiment

All credit goes to the youtube channel called James Patterson.

### MG First Chapter Friday Max Einstein

* This is a read aloud of the first chapter of Max Einstein: the Genius Experiment. This can also be found on youtube, unless your legal guardian has blocked it. All credits go to to a youtube channel called OSDGOREAD.

## Gallery

Max, the heroine of the book.Max's mission in Africa.Siobhan, a good friend of Max Einstein's.Other CMI members.