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The Challange, book #1
In this riveting thriller, 14-year-old Steven "Steel" Trapp sets off with his mom and their dog, Cairo, on a 2-day Amtrak journey to compete in the National Science Competition in Washington, DC. Steel is both blessed and cursed with a remarkable photographic memory--just one look and whatever he sees is imprinted for keeps. Trying to be a good Samaritan on the train, he instead becomes embroiled in an ingenious, international plot of kidnapping and bribery that may have links to terrorists. Federal agents track Steel and his new-found science geek accomplice, Kaileigh Augustine, as they attempt to put together the pieces of a complex puzzle. Using Steel's science contest invention--and with the help of Cairo--Steel and Kaileigh lead readers on an action-packed chase adventure as they attempt to prevent the unimaginable, before it's too late. http://www.amazon.com/Steel-Trapp-Challenge-Ridley-Pearson/dp/1423106407
The Academy, book #2
When you have a mind that won't forget any detail or pattern you have ever seen, you stick out among "regular" students. Steel's parents are sending him to a special boarding school that only allows students who are invited. So, Steel was surprised to see his friend Kaileigh. Sure, she was smart, probably smarter than he was. How did she get invited? Why did his father help? As the questions about Steel's new school pile up, he becomes more and more obsessed in finding out what IS going on. He begins to count the opening of doors, watching for upperclassman after classes, and hiding in an old church organ. Enjoy this mystery that is quick paced and filled with excitment.
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