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Books in The Genius Files series

  • The Genius Files: Mission Unstoppable

    Dan Gutman

    Paperback (HarperCollins, Dec. 27, 2011)
    Coke and Pepsi McDonald didn’t want to jump off a cliff.They didn’t want to get hit by poisoned darts from blowguns either. And they certainly don’t want to get locked in their burning school, thrown into a pit at the top of a sand dune, or drowned in a vat of liquified SPAM. But what are you supposed to do when you’re being chased across the country by your insane health teacher and two guys in bowler hats who are trying to kill you? One thing’s for sure, it’ll be a snap for Coke and Pep to write their essays on “How I Spent My Summer Vacation.”Want to join in the fun? Fire up the old Google Maps and follow the McDonald twins as they get chased from the Pez museum to the largest ball of twine in the world.Watch out for the Frisbee grenades!
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  • Mission Unstoppable

    Dan Gutman, Michael Goldstrom

    Audio CD (Blackstone Audiobooks, Aug. 1, 2013)
    [Library Edition Audiobook CD in sturdy Vinyl case.] [Read by Michael Goldstrom] Coke and Pepsi McDonald didn't want to jump off a cliff. They didn't want to get hit by poisoned darts from blowguns either. And they certainly don't want to get locked in their burning school, thrown into a pit at the top of a sand dune, or drowned in a vat of liquefied SPAM. But what are you supposed to do when you're being chased across the country by your insane health teacher and two guys in bowler hats who are trying to kill you? One thing's for sure, it'll be a snap for Coke and Pep to write their essays on ''How I Spent My Summer Vacation.'' Want to join in the fun? Fire up the old Google Maps and follow the McDonald twins as they get chased from the Pez museum to the largest ball of twine in the world. And watch out for the Frisbee grenades!
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  • From Texas With Love

    Dan Gutman

    MP3 CD (Blackstone Audio, Jan. 28, 2014)
    [MP3-CD audiobook format in Vinyl case. *NOTE: The MP3-CD format requires a compatible audio CD player.][Ages 10-12][Read by Michael Goldstrom]After their explosive escape at Graceland, twins Coke and Pepsi are ready to resume their trip across America--but in a convertible instead of the RV. They travel through Arkansas and Oklahoma, visiting weird-but-true tourist stops along the way, and finally end up in Texas, home of the Weird Capital of the Country: Austin. The twins' many enemies--the bowler dudes, Mrs. Higgins, and Dr. Warsaw--all swear they're done chasing Coke and Pepsi for good. But when the twins start receiving more codes and ciphers from a mysterious robotic voice, they know someone's after them. They just have to figure out who before the mystery villain finds them first.
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  • From Texas With Love

    Dan Gutman

    Audio CD (Blackstone Audio, Jan. 28, 2014)
    [LIBRARY EDITION Audiobook CD format in sturdy Vinyl Case with cloth sleeves that keep compact discs protected.] [Ages 10-12][Read by Michael Goldstrom]After their explosive escape at Graceland, twins Coke and Pepsi are ready to resume their trip across America--but in a convertible instead of the RV. They travel through Arkansas and Oklahoma, visiting weird-but-true tourist stops along the way, and finally end up in Texas, home of the Weird Capital of the Country: Austin. The twins' many enemies--the bowler dudes, Mrs. Higgins, and Dr. Warsaw--all swear they're done chasing Coke and Pepsi for good. But when the twins start receiving more codes and ciphers from a mysterious robotic voice, they know someone's after them. They just have to figure out who before the mystery villain finds them first.
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  • Never Say Genius

    Dan Gutman

    Audio CD (Blackstone Audio, Sept. 1, 2013)
    [Library Edition Audiobook CD in sturdy Vinyl case.] [Read by Michael Goldstrom] Thrills, spills, and cheating death are just part of an average day on a not-so-average summer vacation for these two smarty-pants siblings. Coke and Pepsi McDonald are still stuck on the wacky family road trip that began in Mission Unstoppable, and now a brand-new evil mastermind is trying to kill them! Coke and Pepsi McDonald never asked to be geniuses. They never asked to get lowered into a basket of boiling French fries, either. And they certainly never asked to be frozen in soft-serve ice cream, stampeded in a wild stadium riot, or kidnapped on a high-speed roller coaster. But that's what happens when a red-haired villain named Archie Clone is chasing you across America. This just might be the most dangerous road trip in history -- and the most awesome! Want to join in the fun? Fire up the old Google Maps and follow the McDonald twins as they get chased from the National Mustard Museum to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And whatever you do -- never say genius.
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  • License to Thrill

    Dan Gutman, Michael Goldstrom

    Preloaded Digital Audio Player (Harperaudio, Jan. 27, 2015)
    The wackiest road trip in history has reached its final destination, as the fifth book in the New York Times bestselling Genius Files series sends tween twins Coke and Pepsi McDonald back home to California.
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  • You Only Die Twice

    Dan Gutman, Michael Goldstrom

    Preloaded Digital Audio Player (Blackstone Pub, Oct. 1, 2013)
    The most dangerous road trip in history continues for thirteen-year-old twins Coke and Pepsi McDonald. Just when they think they are safe, the McDonald twins are chased by an evil Elvis impersonator, trapped in a pool of flesh-eating soda pop, nearly pulverized in a giant shredder, and crushed in a turbo-charged carnival ride. Worst of all, no one believes them! Will they make it out alive? Will they ever find out who's really after them?
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