Nick and Tesla and the High Voltage Danger Lab: A Mystery with Gadgets You Can Build Yourself

Solve a mystery with science! Join twin sleuths Nick and Tesla in this zany, action-packed adventure for readers ages 10 to 12.

Summer break is about to get weird. After their parents disappear, twins Nick and Tesla are sent to live with their Uncle Newt, an eccentric inventor with his very own science lab. Soon, the young sleuths find themselves investigating a mysterious family right in their own neighborhood. As they race to uncover the truth, Nick and Tesla must build a bottle rocket launcher, a 9-volt battery burglar alarm, and an electromagnet picker-upper to save the day.

Part mystery, part action-adventure, and part DIY science book, Nick and Tesla and the High-Voltage Danger Lab combines fast-paced storytelling, laugh-out-loud humor, illustrations, and real experiments to turn STEM concepts into part of the fun. It’s the first book in the popular Nick and Tesla series and an especially engaging choice for young inventors, curious problem-solvers, and kids who like their science with a side of suspense.

• Mystery meets STEM: Follow 11-year-old twin sleuths Nick and Tesla as they use science, engineering, and clever inventions to crack a neighborhood mystery
• Build five DIY science projects from the story with step-by-step instructions and blueprints kids can follow at home
• Experiment with a bottle rocket launcher, 9-volt burglar alarm, electromagnet, and other homemade contraptions
• Mystery, action, jokes, illustrations, and hands-on science keep curious middle-grade readers engaged
• An entertaining pick for kids ages 10-12 who love experiments, engineering, gadgets, mysteries, maker projects, and learning how things work

Crack the mystery and put science into action with five awesome gadgets you can build yourself.

“Science Bob” Pflugfelder is a science teacher, author, maker, and presenter that knows how to share the world of science like never before. He is a regular guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Live With Kelly and Ryan, The Dr. Oz Show, and Nickelodeon’s Nicky, Ricky, Dicky and Dawn. His television appearances also include The Today Show, Hack My Life, Good Morning America, Home & Family and others.

Steve Hockensmith is both a New York Times bestselling author (for Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls) and a Best First Novel Edgar Award nominee (for his mystery Holmes on the Range). He has two young children and lives near San Francisco.

Scott Garrett is a UK-based freelance illustrator whose clients have included Vodafone, Nestle, VW, GQ, The Guardian, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Business Week, Klutz Books, Faber & Faber and Random House. He lives by the sea in Hastings, East Sussex, with his family.