Genius Squad
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Catherine Jinks is the author of the Evil Genius trilogy, The Reformed Vampire Support Group, The Abused Werewolf Rescue Group, and Living Hell, along with many otherbooks for children and adults. She is a three-time winner of the Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year award, and in 2001 was presented with a Centenary Medal for her contribution to Australian children's literature. She lives in Leura, Australia. Visit her website at www.catherinejinks.com.

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* "Readers who loved Evil Genius will find this sequel as gripping, devilish and wonderfully dark as its predecessor . . . fresh twists and eyebrow-raising, technologically over-the-top antics."--Publishers Weekly, starred review * "Pulse-pounding . . . Cadel makes an uncommonly memorable protagonist . . . the author's ability to craft vivid characters and engrossing action scenes continues unabated."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review --

Readers who loved Evil Genius will find this sequel as gripping, devilish and wonderfully dark as its predecessor. What made that first book so good was the author's delivery of a complex, layered protagonist in the young Cadel Piggot and the world of criminal masterminds in which he lives and learns, a world he eventually destroys. From these ashes rises another imaginative and just slightly less villainous cast of characters, the Genius Squad of the title, to tempt Cadel's vulnerable conscience. Cadel and his multiply-disabled best friend, Sonja Pirovic--a central figure this time around--land themselves among a new gang of superhuman brainiacs, who help populate this story with fresh twists and eyebrow-raising, technologically over-the-top antics. Cadel may be a genius, but is he smart enough to overcome his evil upbringing to land himself squarely on the side of good? Between Cadel's touching concern and growing feelings for Sonja, and the help of a few kindhearted adults, there's hope for Cadel. As readers keep their eyes on Cadel, however, Jinks stays busy, gradually setting up her audience for a stunning climax. Ages 12-up. (May) Copyright 2008 Reed Business Information.

* "Readers who loved Evil Genius will find this sequel as gripping, devilish and wonderfully dark as its predecessor . . . fresh twists and eyebrow-raising, technologically over-the-top antics."--Publishers Weekly, starred review * "Pulse-pounding . . . Cadel makes an uncommonly memorable protagonist . . . the author's ability to craft vivid characters and engrossing action scenes continues unabated."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review --

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