About This Book
The Smartest Kid in the Universe by Chris Grabenstein is an action-adventure book about a middle schooler named Jake McQuade who accidentally eats a jar of jelly beans that contain ingestible knowledge (IK). After eating the jelly beans, Jake becomes the smartest kid in the universe and is able to do things like solve complex math problems, quote historical facts, and explain scientific theories. However, the pills haven't been tested yet, and when people find out about Jake's new genius, they want him.