Genius: The Con (Genius Series #2)

by Leopoldo Gout, Dan Bittner (Read by), Kevin R. Free (Read by), Nancy Wu (Read by)

Overview

Three teen geniuses from diverse backgrounds must work together to stop a vicious warlord, protect their families, and save the world in this fast-paced sequel to Genius: The Game.

ON THE RUN!

Tunde: This fourteen-year-old self-taught engineering genius from Nigeria is in a race against time to save his village from a ruthless warlord.

Painted Wolf: This mysterious sixteen-year-old activist blogger and strategist from China is searching for a way to rescue her father from the corruption he's inadvertently been caught up in.

Rex: This sixteen-year-old Mexican-American has proven himself to be one of the best programmers in the world, only to be falsely accused of stealing billions of government secrets for the terrorist hacking group Terminal.

Pursued by the police, the FBI, and most dangerous of all, Kiran Biswas, visionary CEO and evil mastermind, three teen geniuses have to move fast and stay low as they race to find a missing brother, stop a vicious warlord, and save the world in Genius: The Con by Leopoldo Gout.

Read the whole series!

Genius: The Game

Genius: The Con

Genius: The Revolution

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781427294852
Publisher:	Macmillan Audio
Publication date:	08/01/2017
Series:	Leopoldo Gout's Genius Series , #2
Edition description:	Unabridged
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 5.90(h) x 1.10(d)
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

About the Author

Leopoldo Gout, author of Genius, is a writer, artist, and filmmaker who hails from Mexico. After studying in London, Gout produced the award-winning film Days of Grace, which A. O. Scott of the New York Times called “potent and vigorous.” He is the executive producer of the number one new show of the summer, sci-fi drama Zoo on CBS and is partnered with James Patterson Entertainment to produce Maximum Ride. Leopoldo Gout resides in New York City with his wife and two children.

Editorial Reviews

Praise for Genius: The Game:

"Genius is a breakthrough novel for young adults and others who love this mind-expanding genre. Genius is exciting, provocative, fresh, innovative, and smart, smart, smart. Please don't wait until Genius is a cult classic to read it." — James Patterson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Maximum Ride novels

"Strong characters who show their bravery throughout, friendships that do not falter, and ethics that do not fail, even when characters are faced with the impossible, are a refreshing change to most teenage novels. Readers will be caught up in the brilliance of the three characters and be surprised at the many twists and turns that they must confront. A gripping must-have." —School Library Journal, starred review

"Gout's characters are believable and immensely likable and their friendship serves as a delightful and realistic anchor amid the fast-moving chaos. Science and technology may take center stage in Gout's fictional Game, but it's the less flashy craft of writing that sells the story." —The New York Times Book Review

"A fast-moving story that presents its protagonists with intriguing moral choices" —Publishers Weekly

From the Publisher

08/01/2017
Gr 9 Up—In this sequel to Genius: The Game, the three geniuses make a comeback, still in pursuit of justice. Rex is 16, of Mexican heritage, and in search of his brother. He is very good at programming and hacking. Painted Wolf is also 16, of Chinese heritage, and looking for ways to rescue her father from the corruption he's been caught up in. Tunde is a Nigerian 14-year-old self-taught engineering genius who is trying to save his village from a warlord. They are creative, skilled in technology, and know how to operate in the underground world and in the virtual sphere that most adults are afraid of. They know how to block a camera, "mess with" a GPS on a bus, fix an AC system in a Chinese restaurant, and detect if a room has been bugged. These three are on the run because of their most recent high jinks. Other than the fact that they are "special," and happen to be gifted at hacking and accessing government information by utilizing stolen log-ins, they're just normal kids. This even-paced installment is innovative and will captivate teens. VERDICT Purchase where the previous book is popular.—Valentine Muyumba, Terre Haute, Indiana State University

School Library Journal